Laughter Survey May 2016

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* 3. Which of the following best describes the way you laugh most of the time? Choose only one.

Big, loud and brief

Multiple loud and high pitched

Three or so mid range laughs

I often cover my mouth

I smile, I laugh on the inside, I don't make any noise or very little

I just let it go and laugh any way I want

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* 4. Which of the following best describes the way you laugh most of the time? Choose only one:

Comes on quickly, can be loud but brief and sufficient

Can start before others, stands out, unique and last longer than others laughter

Three or so mid range laughs, slow to start and blends in with others laughter

Cover it up laugh

Holding it in laugh

Let it go

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* 5. Place an "x" or check by your top two laughs

Smirk: Slight , smile can be turned downward, half up half down often fleeting upturning of the corners of the mouth, completely voluntary and controllable

Smile: True pleasure, Silent, voluntary and controllable, begins to release endorphins

Grin: Bigger, Silent, controllable, but uses more facial muscles (e.g., eyes begin to narrow)

The Stifle or Snicker: Laugh in a half-suppressed and or half forced manner, controllable.

Giggle: Silly Spasmodic laugh, especially short, repeated, efforts to suppress it tend to increase its strength

Chuckle: Involves chest muscles with deeper pitch; lower in v

Chortle: Gleeful, enjoyable, lingers originates even deeper in the chest and involves muscles of torso; usually provokes laughter in others

Laugh: Free laugh, no restraints can keep going. Mouth comes open, your head, chest and other body parts may move. Extremities.

Big Laugh: a louder than other people, contagious laugh that often starts before other people start laughing or starts late in others laughter and encourages others laughter

The Belly Laugh – Full deep laugh

Guffaw: Loud unrestrained burst. Full body response; feet stomp, arms wave, thighs slapped, torso rocks, sound is deep and loud; may result in free flowing of tears, increased heart rate, and breathlessness; strongest solitary laughter experience

The Snort -either blowing air out or sucking it in through your nose

Cackle: Laughing is high pitch and broken pitch is higher and body begins to rock, spine extends and flexes, with an upturning of head

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* 6. Which of the following best describes the way you laugh? Pick only one.

a. I join others laughter, mine is sometimes more discrete(S)

b. Expressive and spontaneous (I)

c. Bigger and more forceful than most people’s (D)

d. I get the humor quickly if its clever but, I am don’t always laugh out loud and if I do it its discrete(C)

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* 7. Which of the following best describes your laughing style? Pick only one.

a. Animated and energetic (I)

b. Methodical and polite(S)

c. Reserved and conservative (C)

d. Forceful and conquering (D)

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* 8. Which of the following scenarios most closely describes how you deal with and feel about laughing? Pick only one.

a. I won’t laugh unless its funny, or I let it out loudly and forcefully, then I move on. (D)

b. It is usually loud and noticeable, people comment on it.(I)

c. I am particular about laughing, some people don’t know if I think something is funny or if I have laughed at all.(C)

d. I like to laugh with other people. (S)

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* 9. The most important thing when I laugh is? Pick only one.

a. To be precise and correct and follow the rules.(C)

b. To be friendly and pleasant about it (S)

c. To act efficiently and rapidly (D)

d. To go with it and make it easy and acceptable with others that I sneezed (I)

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* 10. Which of the following best describes your laugh?

a.Get it done

b Get along

c.Get noticed

d.Get it right

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* 11. Do you do anything to change or stop or stifle your your laugh?

Yes

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* 12. If you answered "Yes" to Q.11 What do you do?

a. Cover your mouth

b. Bite your lip

c. Press your lips together

d. Shut your eyes

e. Other _________________________________________

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* 13. Do you do anything with the rest of your body when you laugh?

Yes

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* 14. If you answered "Yes" to Q.13 What do you do?

a. Throw your head back

b. Put my hand on my stomach

c. Clap your hands

d. Crinkle your nose

e. Put your hands up

f. Put your hand on your heart or upper chest

g. Other __________________________________________

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* 15. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

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* 16. Check one.

Under 30

31 - 39

Over 40

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* 17. If you had to choose just one, which of the following words best describes you?

a. Helper

b. Analyzer

c. Doer

d. Persuader

The answer key that tells you your laughing style is on my blog at http://bodylanguagelady.blogspot.com.

Laughter Survey May 2016

Introduction

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* 1. .How would you describe your laugh?

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* 2. If you have more than one laugh, describe your second laugh.

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* 3. Which of the following best describes the way you laugh most of the time? Choose only one.

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* 4. Which of the following best describes the way you laugh most of the time? Choose only one:

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* 5. Place an "x" or check by your top two laughs

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* 6. Which of the following best describes the way you laugh? Pick only one.

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* 7. Which of the following best describes your laughing style? Pick only one.

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* 8. Which of the following scenarios most closely describes how you deal with and feel about laughing? Pick only one.

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* 9. The most important thing when I laugh is? Pick only one.

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* 10. Which of the following best describes your laugh?

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* 11. Do you do anything to change or stop or stifle your your laugh?

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* 12. If you answered "Yes" to Q.11 What do you do?

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* 13. Do you do anything with the rest of your body when you laugh?

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* 14. If you answered "Yes" to Q.13 What do you do?

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* 15. Are you male or female?

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* 16. Check one.

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* 17. If you had to choose just one, which of the following words best describes you?