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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
Peer reviewedFowles, Barbara; Glanz, Marcia E. – Journal of Child Language, 1977
Children in grades 1-3 were asked to retell and explain a series of riddles. Ability to recall riddles was not predictive of ability to explain them. Three cognitive factors seemed to determine level of riddle competence. Implications concern the relationship of riddle competence to reading ability and metalinguistic facility. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
