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研究：长得帅的男人更风趣 It has long been said that a man with a good sense of humour can laugh a woman in to bed, despite his looks.‎ 一直以来，人们都认为，一个幽默的男人能让女人开心，把女人哄上床，不论他相貌如何。‎ Now researchers believe the opposite may also be true - that we also find attractive members of the opposite sex more amusing.‎ Psychologists at the University of Stirling have discovered that good-looking people were perceived as funnier when the people listening to them could see what they looked like - i.e. whether they were attractive or not.‎ In the study, undergraduate psychology students were videoed while being asked which two items they would take to a desert island, and why. They could pick from either chocolate, hairspray（头发定型剂） or a plastic bag. ‎ While the students weren't told that the study was about humour, the vast majority gave the appearance of trying to be funny in their answers. ‎ Other students were then asked to rate the desert-island comments for wit, as well as how attractive each of the commenters might be for a short-term or long-term relationship.‎ The researchers found that attractive individuals were rated as funnier in video clips than their less dashing（时髦的） counterparts.‎ Funnier men were also considered most attractive for a fling（掷，抛）, the researchers found. ‎ This might be because wit may give off the impression of not being serious or willing to commit to a long-term relationship. ‎ Being recorded on video also made a real difference. Men who were videoed were generally considered more amusing than those who only had their voices recorded and provided a photo of themselves. ‎ One theory is that men, in particular, use humour as a mating signal, to show-off their intelligence and good genes to women. ‎ Another is that we use wit to indicate we are sexually attracted to people.‎ The study was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.‎