Humor and Memory ...

Created by Matt Pasiewicz (EDUCAUSE) on March 21, 2005

I'm a big, BIG believer of integrating psychology and cognitive science into our any substantative discussions on usability (aka human-computer interaction), social software, and above all, into topics on learning and memory ... the fact is, I get scared when resources don't include explicit references to empirical data found in these fields.

Now and then, the topic of humor emerges, and a presentation from Peter Jonas addressed just that. It was wildly entertaining and while the professor doesn't have a background in Cognitive Science/Psychology, much of what he discussed was rooted in the discipline. I tried to get a recording of the presentation, but unfortunately some glitches imparied my ability to get a quality archive of the session. Hopefully we'll get a chance to try again at another conference. This was definately a fun presentation.

My cognitive psych professor also did some research on humor and its connection to memory. I'm going to forward him a link to this blog entry and try to entice him to comment and share some of what he found.

Until then, enjoy our coverage of our other sessions!

Cheers,

Matt

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		Humor and Memory ... Created by Matt Pasiewicz (EDUCAUSE) on March 21, 2005 I'm a big, BIG believer of integrating psychology and cognitive science into our any substantative discussions on usability (aka human-computer interaction), social software, and above all, into topics on learning and memory ... the fact is, I get scared when resources don't include explicit references to empirical data found in these fields. Now and then, the topic of humor emerges, and a presentation from Peter Jonas addressed just that. It was wildly entertaining and while the professor doesn't have a background in Cognitive Science/Psychology, much of what he discussed was rooted in the discipline. I tried to get a recording of the presentation, but unfortunately some glitches imparied my ability to get a quality archive of the session. Hopefully we'll get a chance to try again at another conference. This was definately a fun presentation. My cognitive psych professor also did some research on humor and its connection to memory. I'm going to forward him a link to this blog entry and try to entice him to comment and share some of what he found. Until then, enjoy our coverage of our other sessions! Cheers, Matt Leadership \| Midwest Regional Conference \| Teaching and Learning Matt's blog Login or register to post comments 4568 reads
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