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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Understanding paranoia and extreme mistrust, with Daniel Freeman, PhD

Understanding paranoia and extreme mistrust, with Daniel Freeman, PhD

For years, paranoia was seen a symptom of severe mental illness only. But in recent decades, some psychologists have begun to think about it differently. Daniel Freeman, PhD, author of “Paranoia: A Jo...

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Email, Slack, Zoom and text: How to master virtual communication, with Andrew Brodsky, PhD

Email, Slack, Zoom and text: How to master virtual communication, with Andrew Brodsky, PhD

Between email, Zoom, Slack, and just walking down the hall, workplaces these days offer people more ways than ever to communicate with their virtual -- and in-person -- colleagues. Andrew Brodsky, PhD...

12 Mars 202537min

Mind over Mars: The psychology of space exploration, with Suzanne Bell, PhD

Mind over Mars: The psychology of space exploration, with Suzanne Bell, PhD

Astronauts on a future mission to Mars will face many challenges, including three years in a tiny spacecraft and a Mars habitat, with just a few other crew members and a 22-minute delay for any commun...

5 Mars 202541min

Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD

Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD

For many years, ADHD was seen as a disorder of childhood. But in recent years, an increasing number of adults have been diagnosed with it as well. Clinician and researcher Russell Ramsay, PhD, discuss...

26 Feb 202540min

Yuck! What disgusts us and why, with Paul Rozin, PhD

Yuck! What disgusts us and why, with Paul Rozin, PhD

“Disgusting” is a flexible word – it could describe everything from a putrid smell to your least-favorite food to a behavior you find immoral. But what does it really mean to be disgusted? Paul Rozin,...

19 Feb 202533min

How to say ‘no’: The power of defiance, with Sunita Sah, PhD

How to say ‘no’: The power of defiance, with Sunita Sah, PhD

How often do you “go along to get along,” or say yes when you really want to say no? Organizational psychologist Sunita Sah, PhD, author of “Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes,” talks a...

12 Feb 202538min

Understanding and treating chronic pain, with Rachel V. Aaron, PhD

Understanding and treating chronic pain, with Rachel V. Aaron, PhD

Each year, more than 50 million U.S. adults experience chronic pain. Increasingly, researchers and patients are finding that behavioral treatments and therapies can be an important part of pain treatm...

5 Feb 202534min

How to be an inspiring leader, with Adam Galinsky, PhD

How to be an inspiring leader, with Adam Galinsky, PhD

What’s the difference between an inspiring boss and an infuriating one? What qualities do the best coaches, teachers and mentors share? Adam Galinsky, PhD, author of “Inspire: The Universal Path for L...

29 Jan 202539min

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