西方心理学界对幽默的研究由来已久,并在20世纪中后期形成了优越理论、关联模式、参照团体和幽默团体倾向等几种主要的贬损类幽默的认知理论。然而,我国内地关于幽默的研究相对迟滞。本文着重对西方心理学领域中贬损幽默的认知理论研究作一简要概括,旨在加深我们对幽默的理解,同时也为国内开展相关研究提供借鉴。 Western psychology has a long history of studying humor and has formed several major derogatory humorous cognitive theories in the mid and late 20th century, including superior theory, relevance model, reference groups and humorous group tendencies. However, the research on humor in the Mainland is relatively lagging. This article focuses on a brief summary of the cognitive theory of derogatory humor in the field of western psychology in order to deepen our understanding of humor and provide references for domestic research.