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| Age Differences | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Comprehension | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
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| Developmental Psychology | 1 |
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| Horibe, Francis | 1 |
| Shultz, Thomas R. | 1 |
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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
