faeze khaleghi delavar; Ahmad Alipour
Volume 2, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 117-125
Abstract
Introduction: lateralization and the difference between right-hand/ left-hand subjects are the most favorite topics between scientists and researcher.. In this field, one of the most attractive topics is high levels of verbal processing like joke comprehension and humor and processing of emotions ...
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Introduction: lateralization and the difference between right-hand/ left-hand subjects are the most favorite topics between scientists and researcher.. In this field, one of the most attractive topics is high levels of verbal processing like joke comprehension and humor and processing of emotions like happiness. Method: the aim of this study was investigation the difference between happiness and humor in left-hand and right-hand subjects. Finding: lateralization was studied through handedness among 384 students of Payam Noor, Tarbiat Modares, Azad, Seda va Sima and Tehran Universities. Tests like Edinburg for handedness, SHQ for humor and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire for happiness were used. Data analysis was done by T test. Conclusions: results revealed that there is difference between left-handers and right-handers in happiness and humor, happiness is more prevalent in right-handers and humor in left-handers. Conclusion: humor and happiness are lateralized in brain, so left hemisphere is responsible for happiness and right hemisphere for humor.
