Argues that human rigidity of mind is usually the cause of fallacies, humor, and also mental illness. (SRT)

Assessed male (N=60) and female (N=60) responses to pictorial humorous sexual material in relationship to degree of sexual expression and personal satisfaction with sexual behavior. Results showed persons with active and satisfying sexual expression enjoyed sexually explicit cartoons and showed less preference for aggressive themes. (LLL)

Proposes creation of a tongue-in-cheek award for those who would rather sue than try to resolve problems through negotiation and communication. Nominates specific cases tried in 1982, 1983, and 1984 to receive the award. (Author/PGD)

The problems plaguing a frequently-recalled car provide satirical evidence that permitting students to get by with bad habits in school may enable them to continue their bad habits at work, forcing a wider public to suffer from the results. (PGD)

Offers a stimulating discussion of fancy and reality in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." (HOD)

The author presents a well-structured argument for including humor and laughter in the classroom. He includes ideas and resources for nurturing humor. (MD)

Reviews the title book and how its humor still has meaning after 80 years. (CRH)

Explains a method of teaching students the differences in usage between "good" and "well" and between "bad" and "badly." (MM)

The present studies were designed to test the role of descrepancy between existing cognitive structures and current input and the amount of pleasure derived from successful processing of that input with respect to children's appreciation of humor. (Author/SB)

School administrators fill a crucial need in education, but all too often their social and emotional worlds turn upside-down when they make this momentous career move. This second edition provides an insightful look at the unwritten and unspoken rules of school administration, helping new and sitting administrators work through the initial…

Some children, adolescents, and adults have used humor when responding to a drawing task. The humor tends to reflect their own situations as well as attitudes toward self and others, fantasies and moods. After presenting a brief review of background literature, this paper describes the various kinds of humor observed, and presents the findings of…

The present study is concerned primarily with demonstrating that laughter can be socially facilitated. It showed that children, presented aurally with laughter-provoking material, laugh more in the presence of a companion, whether or not the companion can hear the material. (Author/RK)

Article considers the inner harmony necessary to help students, teachers, and administrators work in concert. (RK)