Jul 25, 2019 09:00:00

Research result that 'the sound effect of laughter' amplifies the fun

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' Recording laughing / rough track ' is used in many variety programs as a sound effect to enliven the place. There are many people who have heard laughter such as “Wahaha” in variety and comedy dramas overseas, but it has been shown in research that recorded laughs amplify the fun that people feel.

Modulation of humor ratings of bad jokes by other people's laughter: Current Biology
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822 (19) 30687-6

Good for a laugh: canned laughter makes jokes seem funnier | Science | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/22/good-for-a-laugh-canned-laughter-makes-jokes-seem-funnier

A research team led by Professor Sophie K. Scott, Deputy Director of the University of London, London Neuroscience Institute in the United Kingdom, recorded a laugh after recording “not very funny jokes” on subjects to examine the effects of the laugh Were asked to see if the fun would be amplified. The 'uninteresting joke' used in the experiment is a kind of father's gag, and the reason why the 'interesting joke' was not used is because the effect of the recorded laugh is difficult to determine. In addition, 24 out of 72 subjects are autistic because autistic people suggest that intracerebral processing of “laughing” is different from normal people in many experiments. You

Half of the subjects heard “unnatural laughter” as recorded laughter, and the other half heard “natural laughter” after the joke, and I asked them to score the fun from 1 to 7 points. The The following is a graph showing the results, the vertical axis represents each score, and the bar graph shows the average score. The graph written 'BL' is only jokes without recorded laughs. The results of 'unnatural laughter' are shown in green and 'natural laughter' is shown in blue. People who are not autistic (NT) and autistic patients (Autism) tend to find jokes more entertaining when both listen to recorded laughs, and 'natural laughter' may make them more interesting I understand. In addition, autism patients scored jokes as interesting compared to those who did not.

As a result of totaling scores, it is reported that the recorded laugh of 'unnatural laughter' increased the fun of jokes by 10%, and the recorded laughter of 'natural laughs' amplified the interest of jokes by 15% to 20%. about. In response to the conclusion of the research, Professor Scott received not only the information that 'When people heard laughter, they said' interested 'but also the information that' I can feel interesting 'is connected to this result. There is a possibility. ” He also noted that people with autism may have an open mind in 'paternity gags', about the higher scores for autism patients.