It Has Been Said That Laughter Is the Best Medicine

question 111

Essay

It has been said that laughter is the best medicine, but can research be done to substantiate or discredit this assertion? Imagine that you have been hired to find out if laughter is an effective treatment for the common cold. As you describe your experimental design, address the following questions: What are your independent and dependent variables? How will you operationally define your variables? Who will participate in your research, and how will you select them?

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Definitions:

Birds

Warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate animals characterized by feathers, beaked jaws, and a high metabolic rate, belonging to the class Aves.

Menstrual Cycle

The regular natural change that occurs in the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible, including the process of ovulation and menstruation.

Infradian Rhythm

Biological rhythms with a cycle longer than 24 hours, such as menstrual cycles or seasonal behaviors.

Circannual Rhythm

Biological processes that occur on an annual or yearly cycle.