Humor in Infants Developmental and Psychological Perspectives /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Mireault, Gina C. (Συγγραφέας), Reddy, Vasudevi (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Pediatrics.; Developmental psychology.; Developmental Psychology.

This volume explores in depth how infants—perhaps as young as three months—develop the capacity to appreciate, participate in, and create humor. Engagingly written, it synthesizes theories of humor, its subtle complexities, and why it exists despite seeming to have little survival value. Chapters tr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: An Overview of Humor
• Chapter 2: The Development of Humor
• Chapter 3: Playfulness
• Chapter 4: Humor as a Social-Emotional Phenomenon
• Chapter 5: When Humor Goes Missing
• Chapter 6: Humor and Culture.