Scare tactics: scientists offer insights on what makes a perfect prank
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Marc Hye-Knudsen explains that humour is not only about surprises but also about our assessment of benign violations, as experienced in jump scares followed by laughter.
Research suggests that jump scares lead to laughter because, like toddlers learning peekaboo is safe, audiences initially react with shock but later find it harmless.
Experiments indicate that the joy following a jump scare is tied to the realization that the threat is not real, transforming fear into amusement.
In haunted houses, audiences engage more deeply with fear, and when startled, their immediate laughter can come from recognizing the contrived nature of the scare.
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