The harmless surprise hypothesis fits my data pretty well. But are you sure repetition-based humor isn’t just conditioning people to laugh at a certain thing (catch-phrase or a situation)?
On the other hand, butt-of-a-joke hypothesis also sounds plausible.
The harmless surprise hypothesis fits my data pretty well. But are you sure repetition-based humor isn’t just conditioning people to laugh at a certain thing (catch-phrase or a situation)?
On the other hand, butt-of-a-joke hypothesis also sounds plausible.