Previous research has shown that humor can have an impact on people’s interpersonal relationships and the way they are perceived by others. In addition, it has been suggested that use of humor by teachers can be positive, but also negative. The aim of the research was to examine students’ perceptions of lecturers described as using different ‘humor styles.’ Using an online study, a sample of undergraduate students (n = 201) were presented with one of 20 vignettes of a male or female lecturer using a particular style of humor (affiliative, aggressive, self-defeating, self-enhancing) or no humor, while they were teaching content described as ‘easy’ or ‘challenging.’ They responded to questions to assess: approachability of the lecturer, feelings of engagement, perceptions of the learning environment, and general perceptions of the lecturer. It was found that a lecturer using aggressive humor was perceived more negatively compared to when using the other humor styles, and that the adaptive styles of humor (particularly affiliative) had a positive impact on student perceptions, compared to when no humor was used. Self-defeating humor was perceived more positively compared to aggressive humor, but, unexpectedly, no differently to the other styles of humor. The findings will add to the growing literature on the use of humor in an educational context.

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课堂幽默风格：学生对讲师幽默的看法

先前的研究表明，幽默可以影响人们的人际关系以及他人对他们的看法。此外，有人认为教师使用幽默可以是积极的，也可以是消极的。该研究的目的是调查学生对使用不同“幽默风格”的讲师的看法。通过在线研究，本科生样本（n= 201）在教授被描述为“简单”或'具有挑战性的。' 他们回答了一些评估问题：讲师的平易近人程度、参与感、对学习环境的看法以及对讲师的总体看法。研究发现，与使用其他幽默风格相比，使用攻击性幽默的讲师会被认为更负面，而与不使用幽默时相比，适应性幽默风格（特别是亲和性幽默）对学生的看法有积极的影响。与攻击性幽默相比，自欺欺人的幽默被认为更积极，但出乎意料的是，与其他类型的幽默没有什么不同。这些发现将为越来越多的关于在教育背景下使用幽默的文献增添内容。