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Filip Sulejmanov
Bio: Filip Sulejmanov is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sensation seeking. The author has co-authored 1 publications.
Topics: Sensation seeking
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TL;DR: In this article, Cararretero-Dios et al. investigated the relation between sensation seeking and humor structure appreciation and found that sensation seeking was negatively related with the aversiveness ratings of Nonsense humor, while pleasantness of complex-abstract art was negatively associated with funniness of Incongruity-Resolution humor and positively with the structure preference index.
Abstract: The aim of the present study is two-fold. Firstly, the relation between sensation seeking and humor structure appreciation has been investigated (Carretero-Dios & Ruch, 2010), and also the association between humor structure appreciation and complex-abstract art has been reported (Ruch & Hehl, 1998). In that sense, this study aims to replicate previously reported findings. Second, the association between humor structure appreciation and sophisticated music (Rentfrow, Goldberg, & Levitin, 2011) was explored. Results obtained from 77 participants partially supported the predictions. Sensation seeking was negatively related with the aversiveness ratings of Nonsense humor, while pleasantness of complex-abstract art was negatively associated with funniness of Incongruity-Resolution humor and positively with the structure preference index. Aversiveness of Incongruity-Resolution humor correlated negatively with sophisticated music ratings. Finally, ratings on the abstract-art paintings and sophisticated musical excerpts were positively associated. Implications of the findings, limitations of this study and avenues for further research are examined.