The benefits of humour
In one study at Australian National University, randomly chosen groups of participants were shown one of three videos, each designed to generate a different kind of 32………………….. . When all participants were then given a deliberately frustrating task to do, it was found that those who had watched the 33…………………….. video persisted with the task for longer and tried harder to accomplish the task than either of the other two groups.
A second study in which participants were asked to perform a particularly 34……………………… task produced similar results. According to researchers David Cheng and Lu Wang, these findings suggest that humour not only reduces 35…………………… and helps build social connections but it may also have a 36……………………. Effect on the body and mind.
A laughter B relaxing C boring
D anxiety E stimulating F emotion
G enjoyment H amusing
Questions 37-40
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?
In boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
FALSE if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
37 Participants in the Santa Cruz study were more accurate at identifying the laughs of friends than those of strangers.
38 The researchers in the San Diego study were correct in their predictions regarding the behaviour of the high-status individuals.
39 The participants in the Australian National University study were given a fixed amount of time to complete the task focusing on employee profiles.
40 Cheng and Wang’s conclusions were in line with established notions regarding task performance.
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