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Peer reviewedBrodzinsky, David M. – Child Development, 1977
This study examined the role of conceptual tempo in 4th graders' comprehension and appreciation of verbal jokes containing various types of linguistic ambiguity. (JMB)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Comprehension, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedMcGhee, Paul E. – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedMcGhee, Paul E. – Child Development, 1971
Level of cognitive development was not significantly related to humor appreciation for either novelty or incongruity humor in 30 boys at each of three age levels: 5, 7, and 9. (WY)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
