Humor in Infants: Developmental and Psychological Perspectives

by Vasudevi Reddy and Gina C Mireault

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 trace the developing skills in the child's interactions with parents and others, the roles of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in humor, and related phenomena...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319389610
• ISBN13: 9783319389615
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"