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Reading Activity Week #12 (Due around Thursday)

By Otto on November 15, 2010 5:12 PM | 17 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

This is similar to last week's assignment - of the chapters we have left to read - please pick one that is most interesting to you and read that for this assignment.

Briefly discuss why you picked this chapter and how it might build on your interests of thepsychology of humor.

Of the various aspects of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of aspects of this chapter fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

(Note - those formerly in the Anti Feud and Playdoh groups may need to go back to previous blogs to familiarize yourselves with the new Z-Theories you have adopted).

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #11 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on November 8, 2010 3:23 PM | 15 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

Of the chapters we have left to read - please pick one that is most interesting to you and read that for this assignment.

Briefly discuss why you picked this chapter and how it might build on your interests of thepsychology of humor.

Of the various aspects of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of aspects of this chapter fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

(Note - those formerly in the Anti Feud and Playdoh groups may need to go back to previous blogs to familiarize yourselves with the new Z-Theories you have adopted).

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #9 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on October 24, 2010 1:11 PM | 15 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

After reading chapter #8 please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of aspects of this chapter fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #8 (Due Thursday)

By Otto on October 19, 2010 11:34 AM | 17 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

After reading chapter #7 please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of personality and sense of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of aspects of this chapter fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #7 (Due Tuesday)

By Otto on October 10, 2010 4:43 PM | 18 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

After reading chapter #6 please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of the psychobiology of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of parts of the psychobiology of humor aspects fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #5 (Due Tuesday)

By Otto on September 25, 2010 2:46 PM | 17 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

After reading chapter #5 please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of the social psychology of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of parts of the social psychology aspects fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #4 (Due Tuesday)

By Otto on September 17, 2010 10:37 AM | 17 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

After reading chapter 4 please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of the cognitive psychology of humor presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Which of parts of the cognitive psychology aspects fit best  into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)? Which fit least and why?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #3 (Due Sunday)

By Otto on September 10, 2010 5:47 PM | 20 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

After reading chapter 3 please respond to the following questions:

Of the various theories presented in the chapter, which did you like the most? Why? Which did you like the least? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

How do these theories fit into the Theory "Z" your group came up with (make sure you say what group it was)?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Please use spaces between your paragraphs to make your post easier to read - thanks in advance.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Reading Activity Week #2 (Due Tuesday)

By Otto on September 3, 2010 6:19 PM | 19 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

You should by now have your text book (http://www.psychologicalscience.com/humor/book.html). If you don't please let me know (otto.maclin@uni.edu). After reading chapter 2 please respond to the following questions:

Of the two theories presented in the chapter, which did you like the most? Why? Which did you like the least? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding the psychology of humor? Why?

Reading Assignment Week #1 (Due before Tuesday)

By Otto on August 28, 2010 2:41 PM | 19 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach

You should by now have your text book (http://www.psychologicalscience.com/humor/book.html). If you don't please let me know (otto.maclin@uni.edu). After reading chapter 1 please respond to the following questions:

Prior to taking this class what were your thoughts about humor? Why? What did you think humor was and what did/do you think is humorous/funny? Why? What are three things you will remember from what you read in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you really liked that was in the chapter? Why? What was one thing that you disliked that was in the chapter? Why? How has reading the chapter changed what you originally thought about humor?

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