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Prentice, Norman M.; Fathman, Robert E. – Proceedings, 80th Annual Convention, APA, 1972, 1972
The promise of joking riddles as a developmental index of children's humor was investigated through studying the enjoyment and comprehension of riddles and nonriddles by first-, third-, and fifth-grade normal children. Based on previous studies, it was predicted that enjoyment and comprehension of riddles would increase with age and that the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Comprehension, Grade 1
