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Peer reviewedYalisove, Daniel – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Investigates the development sequence of children's comprehension of riddles. In Study I riddles and jokes were collected and classified from children of grades 1 through 10. In Study II, students of grades 1, 3, 6, 10, and college were given selected riddles from three categories determined in Study I to test the predicted comprehension sequence.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comprehension, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedShultz, Thomas R.; Horibe, Francis – Developmental Psychology, 1974
A study of the development of 6- to 12-year-old children's appreciation of verbal jokes was conducted within the framework of the incongruity and resolution theory of humor. Results revealed age differences indicating that older children appreciated both structural components while younger children appreciated the incongruity structure. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Elementary School Students
