Curiosity Journal: Observe Laughter

Norman Cousins said, “Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions" (Moss 1). Humor is studied by many researchers in sociology, psychology, art, literature, and medicine. When people wonder whether humor aids in areas other than health, a treasure trove of possible benefits to the learning or educational community is opened up. Humor can be used as a tool to promote learning.Research speaks to the many benefits of humor in healing, to its benefits in the classroom or boardroom, from reducing stress of students or employees, to boosting self-esteem and feelings of camaraderie. Additionally, studies show that those who use humor to convey a message are often more favorably perceived. Humor helps deliver the presenter's message to

Central Idea/ Thesis statement: There are several benefits of laughter in terms of physical, mental and social.

There are many ways that people use humor. It has been used both in positive and negative ways. The negative, or more aggressive, view of humor is “evident in ancient writings” and “in the merciless teasing that children inflict on one another.”, However, in modern times, humor is now commonly seen as a positive aspect and that the laughter that arises is the “expression [an] incongruity.” Because of these two conflicting view of humor, there have been multiple theories proposed to explain it.

Amongst the statistically significant data, male researchers received more smiles from the opposite gender when making a neutral and a smile compared to its own gender at p<.01 for female researchers is receiving more smiles from the opposite gender when making a neutral face. In perspective of the difference between female and male researchers, females received more smiles from the same gender while male researchers received more smiles from the opposite gender. These data sets confirm the part in the hypothesis about men being less likely to offer a smile.

To laugh is defined as: “to express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements” (Dictionary, 2013). This simple act has been suggested to boost immunity, lower stress hormone, decrease pain, relax muscles, and prevent heart disease (Smith & Segal, 2012), and those are just the physical health benefits. Other studies have suggested that laughter is a great way to ease anxiety and fear, relieve stress, improve mood, and even enhance resilience (Bennett et al., 2003). Not to mention that sharing a good laugh with friends and family can bring these relationships closer (Bennett et al., 2003).

on the level of the dialogue. Miller spreads the humor at the beginning in a deliberate way as a technique to reinforce his vision of the play. Humor did not come in a spontaneous way but Miller intentioned to use it for the purpose of giving his piece the realistic nature. The humor sense was given to many characters among them was Keller the lovely character and also Jim and Sue took part in displaying the sense of humor. Such humor also provided a dramatic relief at the beginning of the play before the dilemma begins (Welland 38-39).

Laughter is something that breaks tensions, forms bonds between its victims, and can cheer up your day. It has been scientifically proven that laughter sends rushes of dopamine (the brain’s happy “drug”) to the brain, in which results in you being in a better mood. Everyone is different; hence, everyone will find their own definition of what is funny. Though, there are usually socially acceptable things to laugh at and to not within a community. For example, in America, it is not socially acceptable to laugh if you find out someone has died, or if someone is severely injured. First instinct is to cry, consult the family, and have alone time. However, in Felicidade Eterna, their first instinct is to make it a positive situation and laugh it

To build credibility Samson, Gross (2012) discussed how humor has long been seen as an effective coping strategy. However, in the following paragraph of the journal article, it states that experimental literature on the effects of humor is still considered inconclusive. In other words, before we make a conclusion regarding the type of humor that is more effective, we must determine whether humor

Laughter makes you happy, forget your problems at the moment and give you an opportunity to breathe, if only for a second. Laughter is innate, stimulates circulation, increases the immune system’s defenses and enhances mental functioning (Olpin & Hesson, 2016). When we laugh, we create a sense of calmness within. This calmness assists with reducing stress and anxiety. Therefore, it creates eustress, releases endorphins, and promotes psychological well-being (Olpin & Hesson, 2016). The movie Bridesmaids increases my endorphins and turns a gray day bright and sunny. I have been a bridesmaid in several family and friends, wedding party. Usually, I am the planner of the events for the bride. I can relate to some of the experiences of this wonderful

Journeying the internet world stirs up numerous eventualities. It taps on parameters of your being including how you captivate humor in your system. You can acquire this when you read several sites online. To mesmerize readers with context is what every blogger always dreamed of. But, if you wish to witness something hilarious, take a pause and ponder what tickles your funny bone.

The information depicted in this text is from the article “Beyond a Joke: From Animal Laughter to Human Joy?” written by Jaak Panksepp. Panksepp is a neurobiologist who graduated with a degree in neuroscience, biology, and psychology. This article covered the ideology that non-human creatures can emit laughter similar to humans. Panksepp had experimented on three various non-human creatures designed to discover whether or not they produced laughter, including a chimpanzee, rat, and less exclusively, canines (dogs). Experimenter would transmit stimuli to activate joy, and thus compare it to human emotions. “I think the more we know about the emotions of other animals, the more we will understand our own emotions,” (Panksepp, 2000’s). Panksepp

On average, how many times a day does the average person laugh? The internet informs us that the average adult laughs seventeen times a day. While laughing is quite common, have you ever considered the factors behind laughter? Three theorists- Hobbes, Freud, and Bergson- evaluate the subject of laughter and humor.

CA is an analytic procedure normally reserved for ordinary talk, a point which Carter calls attention to, but then neglects to comment further on whether analytuc procedures can be fully appropriate for use on police interviews. Furthermore, due to the indiviualistic nature of CA are her views ever objective? as one author's interpretations of laughters functions and meanings are inevitably subjective. Despite these shortcomings, her analyses suggests that more research, preferably using more objective methods, are worthwhile. Carter's results can be easily applied by practitioners and demonstrates the utility of CA within the blossoming field and builds upon previous studies by Heydon (2005), Edwards (2008) and Stokoe (2009a, 2009b). However, she uses a very focussed and narrow domain of CA and those such as Heritage (2012) argues the analysis "falls prey to sequentialism".

Humor is kinda a break the workplace and in the brain there for the better working of the employees. They did experiments and the researchers used a clip of British sitcom mr. bean as their humorous material they said it was important to choose something you find funny because amusement was the main emotion that did the best each time in the experiments.

This paper will analyze the connection between laughter and social power in the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Despite the social constrictions of 18th century Victorian England, the women in this novel are allowed a unique way to express themselves through laughter and intelligent conversations. There have been multiple studies on the witty and overall humorous language in this novel, including the article “Laughing at Mr. Darcy: Wit and Sexuality in Pride and Prejudice” by Elvira Casal, where she explores the link between laughter, expression of personal identity, and the sexual power that humor can possess.