In the first study of its kind, researchers investigated the impact of stories around conception and birth and how they affect the individuals involved and their familial relationships. Previous research in this area has ...
Sep 5, 2022
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Yes, women expect men who are courting them to make them laugh. But a woman who can make her partner laugh is equally, if not more, important to the guy's long-term happiness in the relationship.
Jun 4, 2019
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Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men. So says a psychology study from the University of California, San Diego Division of Social Sciences.
Oct 19, 2011
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Humor is observed in all cultures and at all ages. But only in recent decades has experimental psychology respected it as an essential, fundamental human behavior.
Aug 24, 2016
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Young children's ability to laugh and make jokes has been mapped by age for the first time using data from a new study involving nearly 700 children from birth to 4 years of age, from around the world. The findings, led by ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Why do humorous dating profiles get more right swipes? Can being funny help solve problems? Is laughter really the best medicine?
Apr 12, 2018
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For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of humor develops. The new findings from the Stanford University ...
Feb 1, 2012
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Here's a relationship tip as Valentine's Day approaches: Study after study affirms that people want a mate with a sense of humor. But it's less about you being a jokester than about finding a style of humor that makes you ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Women who use positive humor to describe themselves have higher levels of "body appreciation" than those who use self-deprecating humor, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Oct 12, 2022
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A UA researcher and two co-authors examined whether young, middle-aged and older adults found clips of inappropriate social behavior to be funny.
Oct 2, 2014
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