TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of humor on perceptions of compliance-gaining in the college classroom
AU - Punyanunt, Narissra Maria
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - The purpose of this study is to explore humor as a factor in students’ perceptions of college teacher compliance-gaining in the classroom. Four hundred twenty-eight college students reported the frequency of their college teachers’ uses of compliance-gaining tactics, the frequency of humor uses with compliance-gaining tactics, and the effectiveness of humor used with compliance-gaining tactics. Results revealed positive and significant relationships between humor uses and uses of particular compliance-gaining strategies. Findings suggest that students perceive teachers to use humor more frequently with certain compliance-gaining tactics. Moreover, students reported that certain compliance-gaining tactics are perceived as more effective than others.
AB - The purpose of this study is to explore humor as a factor in students’ perceptions of college teacher compliance-gaining in the classroom. Four hundred twenty-eight college students reported the frequency of their college teachers’ uses of compliance-gaining tactics, the frequency of humor uses with compliance-gaining tactics, and the effectiveness of humor used with compliance-gaining tactics. Results revealed positive and significant relationships between humor uses and uses of particular compliance-gaining strategies. Findings suggest that students perceive teachers to use humor more frequently with certain compliance-gaining tactics. Moreover, students reported that certain compliance-gaining tactics are perceived as more effective than others.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064304696&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08824090009388748
DO - 10.1080/08824090009388748
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064304696
SN - 0882-4096
VL - 17
SP - 30
EP - 38
JO - Communication Research Reports
JF - Communication Research Reports
IS - 1
ER -