2006-09-06 21:45:30 · 9 answers · asked by Z, unnecessary letter 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
When I am tickled by a lady who enjoys playful tickling, I laugh long and hard - and I love it!
If I am tickled in a non-consensual situation, my "survival instinct" kicks in and I fight my way out of it - usually without laughter.
I am very much pro-consensual tickling and anti non-consensual tickling.
2006-09-08 18:07:15 · answer #1 · answered by mgctouch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a biological or evolutionary explanation of why we laugh whenwe are tickled?
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Answer by palladin dated 8/02/01 Rating: (3 raters) Asker's Rating: 4
I'm not sure I know what you mean by biological in this context.In any case I think that there is an evolutionary
explanation in that tickling as an amusement and not as a torture or an orgiastic release, releases endorphins and peptides in the bloodstream which can act as an opiate/analgesic or generally make the 'ticklee' feel good. Don't know what it will do to the tickler!
2006-09-07 04:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by mami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it stimulates the nerves under the skin just hard enough to scream, "I'm being touched hard." They are there to let you know when you touch something and be careful, if it comes harder it might cause pain. And then when you're being tickled (teasing the pain reflex), they want to send a "warning: Hello! pain might be coming." YOu know it isn't pain coming, so the confusing signals make you laugh.
2006-09-07 04:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by ThatLady 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well bcuz i guess thats like a sensitive part of your skin... i don't really know... but you know some people aren't real tickelish so i guess it depends on the person but why do people laugh when they get tickled..well i guess just cuz well i don't know why they laugh really cuz sometimes getting tickled isn't fun or funny which when something is fun or funny thats normally when a person laughs so i don't really know.... and Rock is totally better than rap thanx for saying so on that question of mine.
2006-09-07 19:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by I Luv Joel Madden!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some psychologists believe that its a psychological thing. That when you are a baby, when you are touched in certain areas and your parents make funny faces, it makes the baby laugh. So then when they are older they are conditioned to laugh when touched on the feet, or side. I personally dont believe this, but I read an article about it before.
2006-09-07 04:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by rosecrashers1365 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you least expect it you laugh when being tickled because your skin is senstive, you can not tickle yourself because you skin prepares it self, if you think it tickles it tickles aswell, if you ignore it, it doesn't. Basically laughing is the response from your skin being senstive.
2006-09-07 04:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by kaeleymel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think science has a good answer for you. It might be there purely for social reasons (i.e. parent bonding, sibling bonding, etc...)
2006-09-07 04:50:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that tickles! HAHAHAHAHA
2006-09-07 04:47:10 · answer #8 · answered by Muffin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not always
2006-09-07 04:46:46 · answer #9 · answered by Strange Ball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋