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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 reviewedPein, Diana; Rothbart, Mary K. – Child Development, 1976
The effect of resolution of incongruity on children's appreciation of cartoon humor was examined. (SB)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Humor
Peer reviewedMcGhee, Paul E. – Child Development, 1976
The present studies were designed to test the role of descrepancy between existing cognitive structures and current input and the amount of pleasure derived from successful processing of that input with respect to children's appreciation of humor. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
