Effect of humor and tragedy on discomfort tolerance.
Following exposure to comedy, tragedy, or control stimuli, respondents took the cold pressor test. Men, but not women (ns = 36), tolerated icy water for longer periods of time after comedy and tragedy than after control stimuli.
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Auburn University.
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D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D004324:Drama; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic