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- catalog contributor b1097182.
- catalog created "c1979.".
- catalog date "1979".
- catalog date "c1979.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1979.".
- catalog description "1. Explaining humor: a historical overview : What is humor? ; Psychological views of the basic characteristics ; Theories of humor development ; A general theory of humor? -- 2. The origin and early development of children's humor : The meaning of smiling and laughter in infancy ; Development of fantasy and make-believe ; Playful fantasy and the beginnings of humor ; Stages in the development of incongruity humor ; The humor of real incongruities -- 3. Humor and evolution : Humor in animals ; Smiling and laughter ; Animal play ; Humor and intelligence: the evolution of abstract forms of play ; An adaptive function of humor? ; The emergence of humor in signing chimpanzees and gorillas ; Language and the evolutionary origin of humor -- 4. Age differences : The preschool years ; The elementary-school years ; Age six to eight: a period of transition -- 5. Cognitive factors and humor : The importance of intellectual change, or, The problem with puns ; Additional cognitive influences ; Creativity and humor".
- catalog description "6. Social and personality influences : Social influences ; Personality influences -- 7. The making of a humorist: early childhood influences : The meaning of "sense of humor" ; Parental influences ; Early characteristics of the humorous child ; Are humorists born or made? -- 8. Sex differences: a sense of humor distinctly male or female? : Sex differences in adults ; Sex differences in children -- 9. Laughter, humor, and mental health : Humor as a coping mechanism ; Do laughter and humor indicate healthy adjustment? ; Humor in therapy -- 10. Concluding remarks.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 251 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0716710951".
- catalog identifier "071671096X (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "A Series of books in psychology".
- catalog issued "1979".
- catalog issued "c1979.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "San Francisco : W. H. Freeman,".
- catalog subject "BF723.H85 M32".
- catalog subject "Humor in children.".
- catalog subject "Wit and humor Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Wit and humor Psychology.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Explaining humor: a historical overview : What is humor? ; Psychological views of the basic characteristics ; Theories of humor development ; A general theory of humor? -- 2. The origin and early development of children's humor : The meaning of smiling and laughter in infancy ; Development of fantasy and make-believe ; Playful fantasy and the beginnings of humor ; Stages in the development of incongruity humor ; The humor of real incongruities -- 3. Humor and evolution : Humor in animals ; Smiling and laughter ; Animal play ; Humor and intelligence: the evolution of abstract forms of play ; An adaptive function of humor? ; The emergence of humor in signing chimpanzees and gorillas ; Language and the evolutionary origin of humor -- 4. Age differences : The preschool years ; The elementary-school years ; Age six to eight: a period of transition -- 5. Cognitive factors and humor : The importance of intellectual change, or, The problem with puns ; Additional cognitive influences ; Creativity and humor".
- catalog tableOfContents "6. Social and personality influences : Social influences ; Personality influences -- 7. The making of a humorist: early childhood influences : The meaning of "sense of humor" ; Parental influences ; Early characteristics of the humorous child ; Are humorists born or made? -- 8. Sex differences: a sense of humor distinctly male or female? : Sex differences in adults ; Sex differences in children -- 9. Laughter, humor, and mental health : Humor as a coping mechanism ; Do laughter and humor indicate healthy adjustment? ; Humor in therapy -- 10. Concluding remarks.".
- catalog title "Humor, its origin and development / Paul E. McGhee ; illustrated by Edie Pistolesi.".
- catalog type "text".