What Makes Things Funny? With Peter McGraw, PhD

What Makes Things Funny? With Peter McGraw, PhD

What is it about puns that tickles our funny bone? Or dad jokes? How about a person slipping on a banana peel? What could possibly tie all these very different things together under the heading “humor”? Just in time for April Fool’s Day, we explore that question with Peter McGraw, PhD, a marketing and psychology professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Humor Research Lab, also known as HuRL. McGraw discusses his “benign violation” theory of humor, when it’s too soon to joke about tragedy, how and why humor varies by culture, and how we can apply lessons from comedy to become more innovative and creative thinkers in all areas of our life and work. Are you enjoying Speaking of Psychology? We’d love to know what you think of the podcast, what you would change about it, and what you’d like to hear more of. Please take our listener survey at www.apa.org/podcastsurvey. Links Peter McGraw, PhD Humor Research Lab Benign Violation Theory TEDxBoulder Video with Peter McGraw, PhD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Encore - Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD

Encore - Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD

Does shopping bring you joy? Or do you feel a bit of pain and regret every time you have to make a purchase? Many of us will be shopping for gifts in the upcoming weeks—whether we enjoy it or not. Sco...

27 Marras 202432min

Lessons from the ‘Love Lab’ on how to strengthen your relationship, with John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Lessons from the ‘Love Lab’ on how to strengthen your relationship, with John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Strong, supportive relationships are key to our mental and even physical health. But what are the keys to a healthy, loving relationship? John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, talk about...

20 Marras 202450min

Why are some kids shy? With Koraly Pérez-Edgar, PhD

Why are some kids shy? With Koraly Pérez-Edgar, PhD

Our culture tends to prize being bold and outgoing, making the world harder to navigate for kids who are shy. Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar talks about temperament in young children, how shyness develops fro...

13 Marras 202436min

Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD

Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD

“Birdbrain” may be an insult, but birds are far smarter than they’re often given credit for. Irene Pepperberg, PhD, talks about her five decades of research with gray parrots, how she teaches parrots ...

6 Marras 202438min

The future of human-robot teams, with Ericka Rovira, PhD

The future of human-robot teams, with Ericka Rovira, PhD

From the surgical suite to the battlefield to the driver’s seat of a car, robots and other autonomous systems are increasingly part of people’s workplaces and their daily lives. Ericka Rovira, PhD, a ...

30 Loka 202430min

Why people quit religion, with Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD

Why people quit religion, with Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD

Over the past few decades the U.S. has become an increasingly less religious country, and many people who grew up with religion have chosen to leave the faith they were raised in. Daryl Van Tongeren, ...

23 Loka 202432min

Are “onlies” lonely? Busting myths about only children, with Toni Falbo, PhD

Are “onlies” lonely? Busting myths about only children, with Toni Falbo, PhD

Even as the average family size shrinks in much of the world, myths about only children remain common – including that they’re lonely, spoiled or maladjusted. Toni Falbo, PhD, talks about her decades ...

16 Loka 202427min

The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

Between raising young children, climbing the career ladder and handling the everyday demands of adult life, the 30s and 40s can be a particularly busy time. Developmental psychologist Clare Mehta, PhD...

9 Loka 202434min

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