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Who likes “Far Side” humor?

Far Side humor has been highly regarded by some and reviled by others during its years ofnewspaper syndication. The studies described here help to characterize the differences among persons who vary in their responsiveness to Far Side cartoons. Six cartoons from Gary Larsons Far Side collection were selected which portray humans from a distant perspective äs bungling innocents and nerds. Our contentions were that people who can comprehend and like this kind of humor which we refer to äs "perspective taking humor are less likely to take themselves and others very seriously. As a consequence, they should be less effected by threats to their personal integrity that are inherent in death awareness. The findings from three studies in which our "Far Side battery" was used offer some support for these hypotheses. Persons who enjoy perspective-taking humor were found to be less effected by exercises and behaviors that made mortality salient, were less authoritarian, and were more inclined to view human life äs one among many forms of life rather than äs being central or more important