Psychology/The Psychology of Humor

Psychology/The Psychology of Humor

Topic: Please, follow the guidelines in the second and third paragraphs
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In this paper, please analyze the theories of humor (from Morreall’s book -Morreall, John, 1947: Comic relief: a comprehensive philosophy of humor ) as seen in a comedic example of your own choosing. You may choose a movie, an episode of a TV series, a stand-up comedian or another type of example. Please, do not spend more than two paragraphs describing the scene, movie or example! The paper is to be an analysis of the humor, not a review of how much you* liked the movie or program, or how popular it is (or the box-office record it may have set, etc.).
Describe, in your own words, your understanding of how the theories in John Morreall’s book, Comic Relief: A Complete Philosophy of Humor are seen in your example. The main theories to consider are: Superiority, Incongruity, Relief and Relaxation. You may also touch on Grice’s Rules of Conversation, but those should not be the focal point of your paper.
The main focus should be your analysis of how the theories in John Morreall’s philosophy book are seen in your example.
It’s important to compare, contrast and integrate your writing in this paper. Do not simply itemize each type of theory, as you would a grocery list. Include more than one academic discipline in each paragraph wherever possible and demonstrate that you see how those disciplines, as well as the theories integrate or relate to each other.

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By admin in Essays on January 31, 2017