Test 2 Passage 3: Having a laugh

finding

• discovery, conclusion, result, outcome
• because of this
• situation, environment, setting
• in relation to, compared with

psychological

• relating to the way that your mind works and the way that this affects your behaviour
• according to a particular person or group)
• unbiased, impartial #biased
• value, evaluate, assess, rank, measure

scientist

• someone who works or is trained in science
• worldwide, widespread, general #local
• hypothesis, conjecture
• many, several, numerous

reveal

• expose, tell, make public, disclose #conceal
• value, evaluate, assess, rank, measure
• noisy, shrill #quiet
• development, growth, progress,

humour

• in relation to, compared with
• recorded laughter that is used during a television show to make it sound as if people are laughing during the performance
• the ability or tendency to think that things are funny, or funny things you say that show you have this ability
• view, opinion, feeling, assessment

sense of humour

• to be useful or helpful for a particular purpose or reason
• someone who has a sense of humour often finds things amusing, rather than being serious all the time.
• to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it
• cope with, handle, manage

in response to sth

• reply, answer, reaction
• recorded laughter that is used during a television show to make it sound as if people are laughing during the performance
• a set of numbers, letters, or symbols that shows what something is or gives information about it
• boring, dull, uninteresting #interesting

stimulus (plural: stimuli)

• something that makes someone or something move or react
• release, discharge, get rid of
• expose, tell, make public, disclose #conceal
• a look on someone's face that shows what they are thinking or feeling

laughter

• a small, intelligent african ape with black or brown fur, similar to a chimpanzee
• direct, aim, indicate
• when people laugh, or the sound of people laughing
• apparently, supposedly, seemingly, allegedly #truly

universal

• based on a calculation about how many times something usually happens, how much money someone usually gets, how often people usually do something etc
• worldwide, widespread, general #local
• relating to the way that your mind works and the way that this affects your behaviour
• a film or television programme that is based on a book or play