Description
INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS THAT DON’T INCLUDE THE ANALYSIS WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS.
You must submit your 4 paragraph analysis and include at least 2-3 real life examples. DO NOT submit the assessment with your scores. ONLY submit your 4 paragraph analysis.
INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS THAT DON’T INCLUDE THE ANALYSIS WILL RECEIVE 0 POINTS.
Richmond Humor Assessment Instrument
Directions: The following statements apply to how people communicate humor when
relating to others. Indicate the degree to which each of these statements applies to you
by filling in the number of your response in the blank before each item:
5 = Strongly Agree; 4 = Agree; 3 = Undecided; 2 = Disagree; 1 = Strongly
Disagree
_____1. I regularly communicate with others by joking with them.
_____2. People usually laugh when I make a humorous remark.
_____3. I am not funny or humorous.
_____4. I can be amusing or humorous without having to tell a joke.
_____5. Being humorous is a natural communication orientation for me.
_____6. I cannot relate an amusing idea well.
_____7. My friends would say that I am a humorous or funny person.
_____8. People don’t seem to pay close attention when I am being funny.
_____9. Even funny ideas and stories seem dull when I tell them.
_____10. I can easily relate funny or humorous ideas to the class.
_____11. I would say that I am not a humorous person.
_____12. I cannot be funny, even when asked to do so.
_____13. I relate amusing stories, jokes, and funny things very well to others.
_____14. Of all the people I know, I am one of the “least” amusing or funny persons.
_____15. I use humor to communicate in a variety of situations.
_____16. On a regular basis, I do not communicate with others by being humorous or
entertaining.
SCORING: To compute your scores, add your scores for each item as indicated
below:
Recode items 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, and 16 with the following format:
1=5
2=4
3=3
4=2
5=1
After you have recoded the previous questions, add all of the numbers together to get
your composite RHAI score.
Score should be between 16 and 80. Scores of 60 and above indicate high degrees of
humor usage; Scores of 30 and below indicate low of humor usage; Scores between
30 and 60 indicate moderate degrees of humor usage.
Sources:
Richmond, V. P., Wrench, J. S., & Gorham, J.(2001).Communication, affect, and
learning in the classroom. Acton, MA: Tapestry Press.
Wrench, J. S., & McCroskey, J. C. (2001). A temperamental understanding of humor
communication and exhilaratability. Communication Quarterly, 49, 170-183.
