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354 publication date:Jun, 2004
Evaluating the influence of the training curriculum ICEMB (Integrating Cognition, Emotion, Motivation, and Behavior) to college students’ sense of humor and creativity
    Author:陳學志 Hsueh-Chih Chen
Research Article

 The purpose of this study included: (a) to collect and arrange the design of humor training curriculums, (b) to design a humor training curriculum, ICEMB, which Integrates components of Cognition, Emotion, Motivation, and Behavior in order to increase people’s creativity and sense of humor, and (c) to explore the effectiveness of ICEMB. ICEMB took 30 hours to finish the whole process of 20 units. This study was conducted with an experimental-control-group design. A total of 20 students from NTNU (National Taiwan Normal University) and Nation Taipei Teachers College participated in the experimental group and another 35 students from NTNU participated in the control group. The difference between each participant’s performances before and after ICEMB was the dependent variable. The participant’s performance consisted of componential performances which were measured by Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, Creativity Assessment Packet, and New Creativity Test. The results were as follows: (a) on Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, the experimental group was significantly better in humor understanding, humor creation, humor in social life, humor coping, humor attitude, laugh tendency than the control group, (b) on Creativity Assessment Packet, there was no difference between the experimental and control group, (c) on New Creativity Test, the experimental group was significantly better in language fluency, picture fluency, picture originality, and picture delicacy than the control group. In addition, the experimental group was told that this curriculum would help them to promote their understanding of humor, appreciation of humor, humor emotion, humor motivation, humor habit, and creativity development. Thus, it is evident that ICEMB can help people to improve their sense of humor and creativity.


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