Development of the Appreciation of Verbal Jokes.

Shultz, Thomas R.; Horibe, Francis

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Publication Date: 1974

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Development of the Appreciation of Verbal Jokes

Shultz, Thomas R.; Horibe, Francis

Developmental Psychology, 10, 1, 13-20, Jan 74

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, Humor, Intellectual Development, Linguistics

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