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Can I read Scientists as comedians: The effects of humor on perceptions of scientists and scientific messages on EtoBox?
Scientists as comedians: The effects of humor on perceptions of scientists and scientific messages by Yeo, Sara K.; Anderson, Ashley A.; Becker, Amy B.; Cacciatore, Michael A. is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Scientists as comedians: The effects of humor on perceptions of scientists and scientific messages about?
Humor has been recommended for scientists looking to conduct communication activities despite relatively little empirical evidence demonstrating its effectiveness. Here, we examine the social environment of a joke through a two-condition experimental design that manipulates the presence or absence of audience laughter. Specifically, we examine how humor experienced from viewing a video clip of a science comedian embedded in an online survey can have downstream effects on whether people view comedy as a valid source of scientific information. We found that respondents who perceived more humor in the video clip (i.e. those in the condition with audience laughter) had more positive views about comedy as a valid source of scientific information. Interestingly, this relationship was mediated by perceived expertise, not likability, of the scientist engaging in comedy.
Who reads Scientists as comedians: The effects of humor on perceptions of scientists and scientific messages?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Social Sciences.
- Author
- Yeo, Sara K.; Anderson, Ashley A.; Becker, Amy B.; Cacciatore, Michael A.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications (ISSN 0963-6625)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Social Sciences