Humor and interpersonal attraction: How gender, personality and physique affect humor preference

Az emberi parvalasztasban szerepet jatszo mechanizmusok az evolucios pszichologia egyik kozponti kerdeset kepezik. Az udvarlas soran a fizikai vonzerő alapvető jelentőseggel bir, de ezen tulmenően szamos szemelyisegdimenzio is befolyasolja az egyen attraktivitasanak merteket. Ezek koze tartozik a humorerzek is, mely szamos kutato szerint a parvalasztasi folyamat soran tolti be elsődleges funkciojat. A humor evolucios pszichologiai hatterenek vizsgalata az utobbi evtizedben egyre nagyobb erdeklődest kivalto, szamos kutatast indukalo terulet, mindazonaltal az egyeni humorpreferencia evolucios hattertenyezői meg nem tisztazottak. Egyes korai szemelyisegtipologiai elkepzelesek (peldaul Sheldon) szerint a testalkat osszefugg a humorerzekkel, a piknikus alkattal rendelkező szemelyek e felteves szerint jo aktiv humorerzekkel rendelkeznek. Kutatasunkban a nemnek, az extroverzio szemelyisegdimenzionak, valamint a testalkatnak a humorpreferenciaval valo kapcsolatat vizsgaltuk. Eredmenyeink szerint a ferfiak jobban ...

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