Young Children's Explanations of Pictorial Humor: A Preliminary Study.

Brown, Ivan

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ERIC Number: EJ473242

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Publication Date: 1993

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Young Children's Explanations of Pictorial Humor: A Preliminary Study.

Brown, Ivan

Early Child Development and Care, v93 p35-40 1993

Asked 30 children aged 4 years and 30 children aged 6 years to explain what they found funny in 2 humorous pictures. Results indicated that the older children explained humor differently than the younger children and that boys recognized the humor of the visual images more easily than did girls. (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Humor, Sex Differences, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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