Irony and Proverb Comprehension in Schizophrenia: Do Female Patients “Dislike” Ironic Remarks?

Table 2

Group differences in detection and appreciation of irony.

		Healthy controls	Schizophrenia	Significance
All stimuli	Certainty	3,81	3,73	0.26
	Meanness	0,58	0,52	0.58
	Funniness	0,57	0,51	0.54
Literal stimuli	Certainty	3,81	3,85	0.59
	Meanness	0,09	0,15	0.26
	Funniness	0,22	0,15	0.43
Ironic stimuli	Certainty	3,79	3,67	0.21
	Meanness	1,02	0,77	0.24
	Funniness	1,09	0,76	0.10
Meaningless stimuli	Certainty	3,88	3,60	0.02
	Meanness	0,70	0,69	0.95
	Funniness	0,19	0,70	0.002
Correct answers	Certainty	3,84	3,82	0.70
	Meanness	0,56	0,49	0.55
	Funniness	0,57	0,41	0.16
Incorrect answers	Certainty	2,34	3,34	0.00002
	Meanness	2,23	0,72	0.000001
	Funniness	0,52	0,60	0.64