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What Makes Something Funny? Explain the Foundation of Humor and What

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What makes something funny? Explain the foundation of humor and what is involved in "getting" a joke.


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Insight Learning

A sudden understanding of how to solve a problem after a period of either inaction or thinking about the problem.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.

Token Economy

A behavior modification system that utilizes tokens as a form of reinforcement for desirable behaviors, which can be exchanged for rewards.

Variable Interval Schedule

A reinforcement strategy in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

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