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What's your sense of humor like?

8 questions · 2 minutes · Free and anonymous

We all laugh, but not in the same way. Some people use humor to bring others together, others to cope with problems, and others to tease or to laugh at themselves.

Choose the reaction that sounds most like you. No judgment: every type of humor has its charm.

Question 1 of 80 %

An awkward silence falls in a group.

The four humor styles

In 2003, psychologist Rod Martin and his team created the Humor Styles Questionnaire, which describes four ways of using humor: affiliative (to connect with others), self-enhancing (to stay positive when things go wrong), aggressive (teasing or sarcasm at others' expense) and self-defeating (laughing at yourself to be accepted).

Research links affiliative and self-enhancing humor to greater well-being and better relationships. Aggressive and self-defeating humor can be very funny too, but in excess they can hurt others or your own self-esteem.

Possible results of this test

😂 Social humor 🌈 Optimistic humor 🌶️ Sarcastic humor 🤡 Self-deprecating humor

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