COM 221Dr. NeuendorfParticipation in Humor Response ExercisePlease fill in your name and student ID. This sheet will be detached from the restof the packet.NAME: _____________________________________________________ID#:_______________________________________________________Humor and the Moving Image Response Exercise—“Tornado Warning”A1. How funny did you find the clip? (Circle one number)Not at all funny Extremely funny0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A2. What did you find funny about the clip?A3. What was not funny about the clip?A4. How much did you laugh?Not at all A great deal0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A5. What factors in the viewing situation contributed to you laughing more?A6. What factors in the viewing situation inhibited your laughter (caused you to laugh less)?A7. Do you find it hard to believe that something like this could actually happen? Why or why not?A8. If this were an intentional occurrence, would you have found it funnier or lessfunny? Why?A9. When something like this does occur accidentally in the real world, do the limited odds of it occurring make it funnier? Why or why not?Humor and the Moving Image Response Exercise—“Script Doctor”A1. How funny did you find the clip? (Circle one number)Not at all funny Extremely funny0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A2. What did you find funny about the clip?A3. What was not funny about the clip?A4. How much did you laugh?Not at all A great deal0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A5. What factors in the viewing situation contributed to you laughing more?A6. What factors in the viewing situation inhibited your laughter (caused you to laugh less)?A7. Do you find it hard to believe that something like this could actually happen? Why or why not?Humor and the Moving Image Response Exercise—“Heaven Only Knows”A1. How funny did you find the clip? (Circle one number)Not at all funny Extremely funny0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A2. What did you find funny about the clip?A3. What was not funny about the clip?A4. How much did you laugh?Not at all A great deal0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A5. What factors in the viewing situation contributed to you laughing more?A6. What factors in the viewing situation inhibited your laughter (caused you to laugh less)?A7. Do you find it hard to believe that something like this could actually happen? Why or why not?A8. If this were an unintentional occurrence, would you have found it funnier or less funny? Why?The next section asks you to reflect on your own preferences. For the 0-to-10 items, respond with 0=Strongly disagree and 10=Strongly agree (you may circle any number you wish):B1. In your own words--what is your favorite type of humor? B1A. Any other types that you like a lot?B2. Something is funny to me only if I find the situation realistic.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Strongly StronglyDisagree AgreeB3. Something is especially funny if it happens accidentally.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B4. I like humor about sex.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B5. I like jokes that involve wordplay--puns, riddles, etc.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B6. I like sight gags.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B7. I like humor that puts down other racial or ethnic groups.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B8. I enjoy slapstick.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B9. I use humor to get to know people better.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B10. I enjoy satire.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B11. I like humor about death.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B12. I enjoy humor that involves violence.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B13. I find bloopers especially funny.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B14. I find things funny if they are absurd.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B15. I find it funny when people do stupid things.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B16. I like to give my friends a hard time by joking with them.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B17. I like humor that puts down women.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B18. I use humor to “lighten things up” when a situation is too serious.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B19. I like sick humor.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B20. I enjoy humor that criticizes society.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B21. I like sarcasm.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B22. I like humor that is naughty.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B23. I find amazing coincidences funny.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B24. I enjoy it when others use self-deprecating humor (i.e., making fun of themselves).0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B25. I often use self-deprecating humor (i.e., make jokes at my own expense).0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B26. I like dry humor.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B27. I like humor that puts down men.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B28. Something is funny to me only if I think it could really happen.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B29. I like humor that puts down arrogant people.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B30. I like humor that puts down rich people.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B31. I like humor that puts down stupid people.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B32. I laugh a lot.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B33. I have a good sense of humor.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B34. I enjoy humor that really makes me think hard.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B35. I enjoy completing difficult puzzles.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B36. Something is especially funny if someone intends for it to be funny.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B37. I enjoy a very high level of incongruity (two things put together that don’t ordinarily go together).0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B38. I enjoy it when very rare events occur.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B39. Watching a comedy helps me feel better when I’m sad.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B40. Watching something sad helps me mentally work through my problems.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B41. I feel better after crying during a sad show.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10B42. When I’m feeling sad, I can’t stand to see funny things on TV.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 …
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