CURRENT ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL HUMOR RESEARCH - INTRODUCTION

In 1972 Jeffrey Goldstein and Paul McGhee published their very influential Psychology of Humor. In his foreword to the book, Hans-Jürgen Eysenck (1972) called this volume a “milestone in the development of the experimental study of humor.” But, he cautioned, “a milestone merely marks out the beginning of a long journey!” We have been on this journey now for more than 20 years, having passed other milestones in the form of published volumes and research articles, the beginning of conferences on humor and laughter, the foundation of the International Society for Humor Studies (I.S.H.S.), and the publication of this journal which is devoted exclusively to humor research. © 1993, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.