title: Another quasi-experimental study of understanding/appreciation of editorial satire.
abstract: College students completed a 17-item scale measuring the "propensity to argue controversial topics" and 7 other nominal-scale independent variables. They then read three editorial satires and checked which of five statements was the intended thesis of each satire's author. They also rated each satire on interestingness and funniness. Analysis indicated dependence between understanding of satire and sex and regular readership of "The Far Side."
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Communication, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gruner
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Gruner
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Travillion
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D003210:Concept Formation; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic