Comedy Routines That Are Mildly Amusing to People in an Uncrowded

question 8

Multiple Choice

Comedy routines that are mildly amusing to people in an uncrowded room seem funnier in a densely packed room. This is best explained in terms of

• A) the mere exposure effect.
• B) social facilitation.
• C) the bystander effect.
• D) ingroup bias.

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Wavenumber

A measure of the number of wave cycles per unit distance, often used in physics and chemistry to describe the wavelengths of light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.

Wavelength

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Energy that travels through space in the form of waves, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.

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The movement of atoms within a molecule that involves the stretching and bending of chemical bonds.