You're Supposed to Laugh: Predicted Outcome Values, Humor, and Likeability

• In Event: Shared Experiences: Multiple Perspectives of Interpersonal Communication

Abstract

We tend to like people who have similar attitudes as us, and we like people we see as having a good sense of humor. Which wins out when we throw them in counter to each other?

Authors

• Peter Koprince, University of North Dakota

• Brian Householder, Baruch College, CUNY