Script oppositions and logical mechanisms: Modeling incongruities and their resolutions

Cognitive humor processing: Different logical mechanisms in nonverbal cartoons—an fMRI study

“…Is it possible that the LM exaggeration is processed differently from LMs like juxtaposition, potency mappings, etc. (see Attardo et al, 2002)? Further, it would be interesting to compare nonverbal cartoons (particularly PUNs) to non-funny visual riddles or puzzle pictures, to clarify commonalities and differences of problem-solving and humor processing.…”

“…In order to resolve the incongruity, the perceiver has to recognize the LM that describes the relation of those scripts. In this stimuli group, several LMs are subsumed (e.g., exaggeration, juxtaposition, role exchange; Attardo, Hempelmann, & DiMaio, 2002).…”

“…These cartoons are similar to false-belief tasks in the sense that the perceiver has to attribute mental states to the portrayed characters: The viewer has to recognize that one character does not know what the other character thinks or intends to do. The LM that circumscribes this requirement the best was defined by Attardo et al (2002) and Paolillo (1998) as obvious error: ''A participant in the situation fails to recognize or acknowledge something exceedingly obvious or saliently presented'' (Attardo et al, 2002, p. 6; see Figure 1). …”

The influence of empathizing and systemizing on humor processing: Theory of Mind and humor

“…) has to be resolved. Attardo et al (2002) claim that different LMs exist, such as mirrored roles (two scripts invoking similar roles being juxtaposed so that they mirror each other), juxtaposition (two scripts are presented simultaneously in the same situation), or exaggeration (an element of a script is rendered unusually salient by exaggerating its size or other characteristics). Samson et al To process a certain group of LMs, Theory of Mind abilities were required as these humorous stimuli can only be understood when an individual can attribute false mental states to the characters portrayed (e.g., the perceiver has to understand that one character does not know what the other character thinks or intends to do).…”

“…Several LMs are subsumed in this stimulus group (e.g., exaggeration, juxtaposition, role exchange, see Attardo et al 2002).…”