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Humor, its origin and development

Title
  1. Humor, its origin and development / Paul E. McGhee ; illustrated by Edie Pistolesi.
Published by
  1. San Francisco : W.H. Freeman and Company, ©1979.
Author
  1. McGhee, Paul E.

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Additional authors
  1. Pistolesi, Edie
Description
  1. xi, 251 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Series statement
  1. A Series of books in psychology
Uniform title
  1. Series of books in psychology
Subject
  1. Humor in children
  2. Wit and humor > Psychological aspects
  3. Wit and humor > Psychology
  4. 77.53 developmental psychology
  5. Wit and humor > Psychology
  6. Humor in children
  7. Wit and humor > Psychological aspects
  8. Kind
  9. Entwicklung
  10. Humor
  11. Ontwikkelingspsychologie
  12. Humor (grappigheden)
  13. Kind
  14. Entwicklung
  15. Humor
Contents
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.