ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews humour experiments concerned with superiority and ego enhancement and depreciation, criticizes well-known humour theories, and draws some counter-intuitive conclusions regarding such matters as whether anyone possesses a sense of humour, whether anyone has ever been amused at his own expense, and whether jokes exist. It concludes on a more positive note, suggesting some connecting links between superiority and incongruity humour, with special reference to social psychology.
