
By Emma L. Barratt. Different humour styles are associated with different levels of empathy and sympathy in children.
By Emma L. Barratt. Different humour styles are associated with different levels of empathy and sympathy in children.
By Emily Reynolds. Punny tweets from political candidates went against participants’ expectations and made them seem less credible.
By Emily Reynolds. Diary study finds men and women show similar fluctuations in mood across the course of days and weeks.
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By Emma Young. Even people low in trait sadism acted more sadistically when made to feel bored.
By Matthew Warren. Viewing and sharing memes with depression-related themes might be a coping strategy.
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By Emily Reynolds. But expectations that calls will be awkward can lead people to avoid picking up the phone.
This is episode 12 of our podcast PsychCrunch – can findings from psychology help us to be funnier?
Comprehension and appreciation of black humour correlated with verbal and non-verbal IQ. By Christian Jarrett