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benign violation theory: a standalone construct

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Psychology of humor

the account that something is funny when it seems to violate a norm yet is at the same time judged harmless or acceptable.

In psychology of humor, benign violation theory refers to the account that something is funny when it seems to violate a norm yet is at the same time judged harmless or acceptable. This meaning comes from McGraw (2010) in Psychological Science.[1]

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  1. McGraw, A. P., & Warren, C. (2010). Benign Violations: Making Immoral Behavior Funny. Psychological Science, 21(8), 1141-1149. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610376073

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