"If you've been following my blog posts for any length of time-first, thank you-and second, you know that I love to write about certain patterns evident within humor. One of these is deception. There seems to be a lot of it showing up in a variety of humorous content, in jokes, true-life anecdotes, stand-up performances, and sitcoms of every stripe. Comedians relate stories about other people lying, as well as those times when they felt compelled to do the same."
"Of the major vulnerability categories proposed by the theory, including physical, emotional, and cognitive, deception falls primarily in the fourth realm-that is, social vulnerability. It's about how we interact with others, friend and foe alike, to achieve specific goals or to keep clear of potential negative consequences. Yes, like most social shortcomings, there are spillover effects into other realms. The decision to deceive and how well one goes about it are cognitive functions,"
Deception frequently appears across jokes, anecdotes, stand-up, sitcoms, and films as a recurring source of humor. Many comedies and movies center plotlines on characters concealing double lives or lying to achieve goals. Mutual Vulnerability Theory classifies deception mainly as social vulnerability, tied to interactions with others and efforts to avoid negative consequences. Deceptive acts rely on cognitive processes, and failures produce emotional fallout. Lying reflects concern about the consequences of truth-telling and implies some gullibility or cognitive shortcoming among those who accept the falsehoods.
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