How Do You Use Humor?
Answer the following questions adapted from Rod Martin's Humor Styles Questionnaire. Respond as honestly and objectively as you can.
Totally Disagree 1
Moderately Disagree 2
Slightly Disagree 3
Neither Agree nor Disagree 4
Slightly Agree 5
Moderately Agree 6
Totally Agree 7
- _____ If someone makes a mistake, I will often tease them about it.
- _____ I let people laugh at me or make fun at my expense more than I should.
- _____ I don't have to work very hard at making other people laugh—I seem to be a naturally humorous person.
- _____ Even when I'm by myself, I'm amused by the absurdities of life.
- _____ People are never offended or hurt by my sense of humor.
- _____ I rarely make other people laugh by telling funny stories about myself.
- _____ My humorous outlook keeps me from getting overly upset or depressed about things.
- _____ If I'm by myself and I'm feeling unhappy, I think of something funny to cheer myself up.
- _____ Sometimes I can't stop myself from saying something funny, even if it isn't appropriate.
- _____ I enjoy making people laugh.
- _____ If I am feeling upset, I usually lose my sense of humor.
- _____ When I am with friends or family, I am often the one whom other people joke about.
- _____ If I am having problems or feeling unhappy, I often cover it up by joking around so that even my closest friends don't know how I really feel.
- _____ I usually can't think of witty things to say when I'm with other people.
- _____ Even if something is really funny, I won't joke about it if someone will be offended.
- _____ Letting others laugh at me is my way of keeping them in good spirits.
How To Score:
Put-down humor: Start with the numeral 14 and add your answers for questions 1 and 9, then subtract your responses to questions 5 and 15.
