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090 $aK000$bA87x 1920
100 1 $aMcGhee, Paul E.
245 10 $aHumor, its origin and development /$cPaul E. McGhee ; illustrated by Edie Pistolesi.
260 0 $aSan Francisco :$bW. H. Freeman,$cc1979.
300 $axi, 251 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
440 2 $aA Series of books in psychology
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. 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
505 0 $a6. 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.
650 0 $aHumor in children.
650 0 $aWit and humor$xPsychology.
650 0 $aWit and humor$xPsychological aspects.
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