Psychologists Explain the Meaning Behind Halloween Costumes
What Your Childhood Halloween Costume Says About You, According to Psychologists
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For anyone who considered themself a class clown as a kid, choosing a funny Halloween costume was probably a no-brainer. While selecting a funny Halloween costume could indicate that you had a good sense of humour as a child, according to Dr. Jones, it could also mean you enjoyed having the ability to make other people laugh.
As with scary costumes, funny costumes are about power. In this case, though, the power is not the ability to frighten people but the power to exude a positive reaction from someone. "When people commit to funny costumes, they're also, in the back of their minds, committing to making other people laugh," Nasir says. "That can come from two different places. One is extraversion, and then there's also a sense of empathy there — people who want to be joyful and want to bring joy into a party and want to make people laugh, even as a kid."