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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Existing intelligence frameworks like General Intelligence (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) do not fully encompass the cognitive abilities related to humor.
  • Humor is a complex human behavior involving cognitive, social, and emotional components, suggesting a unique intelligence domain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define Humor Intelligence (HI) as a distinct construct.
  • To differentiate HI from established intelligence measures (IQ, EI).
  • To identify and define the core components of HI: Production, Perception, and Prediction.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual framework development to define Humor Intelligence and its components.
  • Introduction of a novel measurement tool designed to assess the Humor Production aspect of HI.

Main Results:

  • Humor Intelligence (HI) is proposed as a separate intelligence construct.
  • Three key components of HI are identified: Humor Production, Humor Perception, and Humor Prediction.
  • A psychometric instrument for measuring Humor Production is presented.

Conclusions:

  • Humor Intelligence (HI) represents a unique domain of cognitive ability.
  • The proposed components (Production, Perception, Prediction) offer a framework for understanding and measuring HI.
  • The developed measure for Humor Production is a first step towards quantifying this aspect of intelligence.