See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249929394 Exposure to humor before and after an unpleasant stimulus: Humor as a preventative or a cure Article in Humor - International Journal of Humor Research ยท January 2000 DOI: 10.1515/humr.2000.13.2.177 CITATIONS 15 READS 463 3 authors, including: Arnie Cann University of North Carolina at Charlotte 89 PUBLICATIONS 2,791 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All content following this page was uploaded by Arnie Cann on 12 September 2014. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. All in-text references underlined in blue are added to the original document and are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately.