Development of a measure of humour appreciation

Development of a measure of humour appreciation

• Chik, Maria P. Y. Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Leung, Benjamin C. S. Institute of Human Development and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University
• Molloy, Geoffrey N. Institute of Human Development and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 5(2005), 26-31, 2005

University of Newcastle, Faculty of Education

2005

• L Educational Measurement & Evaluation
  • LB Attitude & Interest Tests

Visual Stimuli Foreign Countries Test Construction Humor Elementary School Students Pictorial Stimuli Responses Student Reaction Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

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The procedure for the development of a measure of humour appreciation among a convenience sample of 53 primary school children attending a one-week summer program held in Hong Kong is described. Two sets of visual stimuli depicting pictures of local celebrities portrayed either veridically (congruously) or incongruously were established from a pool of 30 pictorial items. The pictures were ranked for their humour properties yielding a 16-item test battery. Analyses of children's responses clearly indicated that incongruous pictures were rated as significantly funnier than congruous pictures.
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2010-09-27