Strack found that when subjects were forced to adopt a facial posture similar to smiling while rating the humor of cartoons, the cartoons were rated:

A) equally humorous independent of the facial posture
B) as more humorous when the face was held in a "smile"
C) as less humorous when the face was held in a "smile"
D) as funny or not funny depending on the personality of the participants

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Jeffery Waisanen · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Strack's findings showed that when subjects were forced to hold a facial posture similar to smiling, they rated the cartoons as more humorous compared to when they were forced to hold a facial posture that was not similar to smiling. This suggests that facial expressions can influence our subjective experience of humor.

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