Thank you all for your wonderful responses. I know Mike curmudgeonly insisted that being vague was a bad idea, but I disagree. The very vagueness of my question allowed for many very rich responses. In reality, the word "humor" wasn't as vague as the question, which also included "laughter" and "mirth," both of which ended up being discussed. Laughter is most certainly a behavior and may or may not be associated with mirth or humor; mirth is the emotional state, and may not be suitable for a behaviorist interpretation. Humor tends to imply a stimulus, but isn't always used that way. In short, there are many facets to the topic and you all have provided me with some wonderful responses. Thanks again for a good discussion and great suggestions. Oh, and Mike I was kidding about "curmudgeonly." Carol
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