Descriptor
Aggression | 4 |
Cartoons | 4 |
Humor | 4 |
Age Differences | 2 |
Aging (Individuals) | 2 |
College Students | 2 |
Emotional Response | 2 |
Higher Education | 2 |
Older Adults | 2 |
Sex Differences | 2 |
Young Adults | 2 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 3 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Verinis, J. Scott – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Aggression, Cartoons, Content Analysis, Hostility
Barrick, Ann Louise; And Others – 1986
Although humor is an important phenomenon in human interactions, it has rarely been studied in the elderly. An understanding of responses to humor in aggressive cartoons as a function of advancing age would provide information regarding both the development of humor and the negative (aggressive) emotional experiences of the elderly. This study was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Aging (Individuals), Cartoons

Love, Ann Marie; Deckers, Lambert H. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1989
Examines the relationship between the rated sex, aggression, and sexism values of cartoons and their perceived funniness. Results, interpreted by Zillmann's social predisposition theory, indicated response differentiation by sex. (MW)
Descriptors: Aggression, Cartoons, Correlation, Humor
Barrick, Ann Louise; And Others – 1985
Although emotions have been widely studied, researchers have rarely focused on the elderly. Consequently, many questions remain unanswered concerning the emotions of older adults. This study examined age differences in emotional intensity of short- and long-term emotion. Older adults (N=61) and younger adult college students (N=93) completed the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Aggression, Aging (Individuals)