Theory |
Concept |
Outcome |
Relief |
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Release of tension
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Arousal
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Environment less threatening
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Positive reappraisals of situations
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Incongruity |
Resolving contradictions
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Cognitive surprise
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Expectations versus experience
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Superiority |
Critical of opposition Butt of joke
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Sense of supremacy
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Unifying group
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