Humor in Infants, 1st ed. 2016 Developmental and Psychological Perspectives SpringerBriefs in Child Development Series
Auteurs : Mireault Gina C., Reddy Vasudevi
- Reviews theories and findings on humor and its critical role in social behavior.
- Analyzes the challenges of researching humor in infants and young children.
- Differentiates among concepts and contexts of humor and playfulness.
- Situates humor as a social-emotional as well as cognitive experience.
- Details current research on humor in atypically developing children.
- Examines the role of culture in humor.
Examines a cutting-edge body of research on humor perception and creation in infants
Reviews theories of the function and evolutionary underpinnings of verbal and nonverbal humor
Explores humor from cognitive and social-emotional perspectives
Discusses various elements of humor (e.g., laughter, playfulness, teasing, and clowning)
Examines humor in infants with atypical development to understand perception and experience
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 06-2016
Ouvrage de 62 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes de Humor in Infants :
Mots-clés :
Absurdity in infants; Clowning in infants; Humor in infants with atypical development; Humor in typically developing infants; Incongruity in infants; Infant humor; Infant laughter; Infant mental health; Playfulness in infants; Smiling in infants; Social referencing in infants; Social-cognition of infants; Social-emotional development of infants; Teasing in infants