- Do people laugh more alone or in a group?
- What are the physical effects of laughter?
Studies in laughter
A study Robert Provine published in American Scientist journal in 1996 showed that people are 30 times less likely to laugh alone than in a group. Provine’s group of 128 undergraduate psychology students listened to a laugh box that played the sound of laughter 10 times, and then students reported how they felt to the laughter. The first time half the students laughed, and 90 percent of them smiled at the least. By the 10th trial, only 3 of the 128 students laughed. According to Provine, hearing and seeing the other students laugh made the laugh box seem funny. It was the combined stimulus of the laugh box and the laughter of other students that evoked continued laughter among the group.
Physical effects of laughter
Wilson, founder and president of the World Laughter Tour, Inc., adds that coughing and sneezing puts strains on all types of muscles, but laughing at something funny can get the fluids flowing.
“If you laugh so hard, tears start flowing and your nose starts running, your airways become clear and it puts your body more at ease to sleep better,” he says. “Everything operates in a healthy way more efficiently when you laugh.”
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Teaching Topic: Magazines, Journals and Periodicals 不同類型的期刊
periodical n. 期刊 (連續性出版刊物的總稱)
/ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəl/
a magazine that is published every week, month, etc.
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undergraduate n.
a student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
- Oscar is a Harvard undergraduate who is majoring in economics.
undergraduate adj. 大學生的
- Ellen will get her undergraduate degree next year.
evoke v.
to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
- The smell of freshly baked cookies evoked many childhood memories.
- The vintage furniture evoked a sense of the golden era of the 50s.
fluid n.
a substance that is able to flow freely : a liquid substance
- The doctor suggested that the patient drink plenty of fluids.
- The fluid in our body is mainly composed of water.
fluid adj.
having or showing a smooth and easy style : graceful
- The tennis player is famous for his fluid strokes.
airway n.
the area in the throat through which air passes to and from the lungs
- The patient's airway was blocked.
- The baby is suffering from a serious inflammation of his airway.
a route along which airplanes regularly fly
- The airways are only for commercial aircraft.
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A study Robert Provine published in American Scientist journal in 1996 showed that people are 30 times less likely to laugh alone than in a group. Provine’s group of 128 undergraduate psychology students listened to a laugh box that played the sound of laughter 10 times, and then students reported how they felt to the laughter. The first time half the students laughed, and 90 percent of them smiled at the least. By the 10th trial, only 3 of the 128 students laughed. According to Provine, hearing and seeing the other students laugh made the laugh box seem funny. It was the combined stimulus of the laugh box and the laughter of other students that evoked continued laughter among the group.
Physical effects of laughter
Wilson, founder and president of the World Laughter Tour, Inc., adds that coughing and sneezing puts strains on all types of muscles, but laughing at something funny can get the fluids flowing.
“If you laugh so hard, tears start flowing and your nose starts running, your airways become clear and it puts your body more at ease to sleep better,” he says. “Everything operates in a healthy way more efficiently when you laugh.”
Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: Magazines, Journals and Periodicals 不同類型的期刊
periodical n. 期刊 (連續性出版刊物的總稱)
/ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəl/
a magazine that is published every week, month, etc.
Language Lab
undergraduate n.
a student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
- Oscar is a Harvard undergraduate who is majoring in economics.
undergraduate adj. 大學生的
- Ellen will get her undergraduate degree next year.
evoke v.
to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
- The smell of freshly baked cookies evoked many childhood memories.
- The vintage furniture evoked a sense of the golden era of the 50s.
fluid n.
a substance that is able to flow freely : a liquid substance
- The doctor suggested that the patient drink plenty of fluids.
- The fluid in our body is mainly composed of water.
fluid adj.
having or showing a smooth and easy style : graceful
- The tennis player is famous for his fluid strokes.
airway n.
the area in the throat through which air passes to and from the lungs
- The patient's airway was blocked.
- The baby is suffering from a serious inflammation of his airway.
a route along which airplanes regularly fly
- The airways are only for commercial aircraft.
mms://203.69.69.81/studio/20151223baa245c56d34b3946857a6c90c92b95f5e8643b0324fee629aca5160c57fa0ef98e.wma
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