Sexual Selection and Humor in Courtship

Sexual Selection and Humor in Courtship

This investigation examines a sexual selection-based argument regarding humor’s role in courtship (i.e., humor production signals intelligence/creativity). Lens model ( n =100) analyses suggest that humor production on Facebook profiles were self-reported and perceived to be associated with extrover...

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Main Author: Jeffrey A. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-08-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704915598918
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spelling doaj-8b6d0dbd0a4c4ce2a6523a234245a3f32020-11-25T03:34:21ZengSAGE PublishingEvolutionary Psychology1474-70492015-08-011310.1177/147470491559891810.1177_1474704915598918Sexual Selection and Humor in CourtshipJeffrey A. Hall0The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USAThis investigation examines a sexual selection-based argument regarding humor’s role in courtship (i.e., humor production signals intelligence/creativity). Lens model ( n =100) analyses suggest that humor production on Facebook profiles were self-reported and perceived to be associated with extroversion, not intelligence. Study 2 ( n = 289) found that extroversion was associated humor production, but high school and college grade point average and American College Test (ACT) scores were not. In Study 3, pairs of opposite-sex strangers ( n = 102) interacted for 10–12 min. Males’ humor production and females’ responsive laughter were both associated with females’ dating interest. Both partners’ dating interest was associated with simultaneous laughter. Without support for the sexual selection argument, three alternative explanations of humor’s role in courtship are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704915598918
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description This investigation examines a sexual selection-based argument regarding humor’s role in courtship (i.e., humor production signals intelligence/creativity). Lens model ( n =100) analyses suggest that humor production on Facebook profiles were self-reported and perceived to be associated with extroversion, not intelligence. Study 2 ( n = 289) found that extroversion was associated humor production, but high school and college grade point average and American College Test (ACT) scores were not. In Study 3, pairs of opposite-sex strangers ( n = 102) interacted for 10–12 min. Males’ humor production and females’ responsive laughter were both associated with females’ dating interest. Both partners’ dating interest was associated with simultaneous laughter. Without support for the sexual selection argument, three alternative explanations of humor’s role in courtship are discussed.
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