Humor In Infants

Author : Gina C. Mireault,Vasudevi Reddy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319389639

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Humor in Infants by Gina C. Mireault,Vasudevi Reddy Pdf

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 including absurdity, funniness, laughter, teasing, and play. These diverse perspectives offer rich insights into how the human mind learns from its environment, why humor is funny, and what humor can tell us about being human. This singular text: 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. Humor in Infants is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental psychology, infant mental health, social psychology, cognitive science, and pediatrics.

Author : Eleni Loizou,Susan L. Recchia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030152024

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Research on Young Children’s Humor by Eleni Loizou,Susan L. Recchia Pdf

This book provides a wide spectrum of research on young children’s humor and illuminates the depth and complexity of humor development in children from birth through age 8 and beyond. It highlights the work of pioneers in young children’s humor research including Paul McGhee, Doris Bergen, and Vasu Reddy. Presenting a variety of new perspectives, the book examines such issues as play, humor, laughing and pleasure within the context of learning and development. It looks at humor, wordplay and cartoons that can be used as educational tools in the classroom. Finally, it provides explorations of humor within a cultural and spiritual context. The book presents diverse and creative methods to study humor and provides practical implications for adults working with children. The book offers a powerful springboard for moving research and practice toward a deeper understanding of young children’s humor as an integral and meaningful component of early development and learning.

Author : Jack Moore
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0761107363

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97 Ways to Make a Baby Laugh by Jack Moore Pdf

Provides sight gags, skits, parlor tricks, and practical jokes designed to make an infant laugh

Author : Paul E. McGhee,Antony J. Chapman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031547214

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Children's Humour by Paul E. McGhee,Antony J. Chapman Pdf

Author : Rod A. Martin,Thomas Ford
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128135099

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The Psychology of Humor by Rod A. Martin,Thomas Ford Pdf

Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the subject, the research is spread in a variety of disciplines. The Psychology of Humor, 2e reviews the literature, integrating research from across subdisciplines in psychology, as well as related fields such as anthropology, biology, computer science, linguistics, sociology, and more. This book begins by defining humor and presenting theories of humor. Later chapters cover cognitive processes involved in humor and the effects of humor on cognition. Individual differences in personality and humor are identified as well as the physiology of humor, the social functions of humor, and how humor develops and changes over the lifespan. This book concludes noting the association of humor with physical and mental health, and outlines applications of humor use in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace. In addition to being fully updated with recent research, the second edition includes a variety of new materials. More graphs, tables, and figures now illustrate concepts, processes, and theories. It provides new brief interviews with prominent humor scholars via text boxes. The end of each chapter now includes a list of key concepts, critical thinking questions, and a list of resources for further reading. Covers research on humor and laughter in every area of psychology Integrates research findings into a coherent conceptual framework Includes brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research Integrates related information from sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology Explores applications of humor in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace Provides new research, plus key concepts and chapter summaries

Author : Wallace Chafe
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789027292971

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The Importance of Not Being Earnest by Wallace Chafe Pdf

The thesis of this book is that neither laughter nor humor can be understood apart from the feeling that underlies them. This feeling is a mental state in which people exclude some situation from their knowledge of how the world really is, thereby inhibiting seriousness where seriousness would be counterproductive. Laughter is viewed as an expression of this feeling, and humor as a set of devices designed to trigger it because it is so pleasant and distracting. Beginning with phonetic analyses of laughter, the book examines ways in which the feeling behind the laughter is elicited by both humorous and nonhumorous situations. It discusses properties of this feeling that justify its inclusion in the repertoire of human emotions. Against this background it illustrates the creation of humor in several folklore genres and across several cultures. Finally, it reconciles this understanding with various already familiar ways of explaining humor and laughter.

Author : Elizabeth Rusch
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781328694447

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Ready, Set. . . Baby! by Elizabeth Rusch Pdf

What kids can expect when they’re expecting siblings—full of solid information, kid-friendly humor, and even tips for parents. In a fresh picture book/comic style, Ready, Set…Baby offers up a funny, loving, reassuring peek into life as a big brother or sister. Anna and Oliver, big siblings extraordinaire, are here to tell you what to expect when your family is expecting—and what life will really be like once a new baby arrives. The dynamic duo covers everything from naptime to stinky diapers and from holding the baby to deciphering your baby’s body language. They even offer up helpful ideas for parents on how to make life as a big brother or sister as filled with fun—and love—as it can be! So get ready…get set…it’s time to welcome a new baby!

Author : Louis R. Franzini
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0757000088

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Kids who Laugh by Louis R. Franzini Pdf

"Instilling the gift of laughter as a lifetime tool for success"--Cover.

Author : Shaun Gallagher
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101599693

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Experimenting with Babies by Shaun Gallagher Pdf

Babies can be a joy—and hard work. Now, they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit! This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development—using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skills—everything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words, learning to walk, and even distinguishing between right and wrong. Whether your little research subject is a newborn, a few months old, or a toddler, these simple, surprising projects will help you see the world through your baby’s eyes—and discover ways to strengthen newly acquired skills during your everyday interactions.

Author : Hugh Foot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351514200

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Humor and Laughter by Hugh Foot Pdf

Humor and laughter play a vital part in our everyday social encounters. This book is concerned with the exploration of the psychology of humor and laughter by the foremost professional researchers in these areas. It examines the major theoretical perspectives underlying current approaches and it draws together for the first time the main empirical work done over the course of this century. Peter Berks brings this story up to the moment.The two major parts of the book deal with perception of and responses to humor, and its uses in society at large. The chapters themselves range from cognitive aspects of humor development, through the functions of humor and laughter in social interaction, to the use of humor by comedians and by the mass media. One of the general features of the volume is the concern with the variety of techniques and research methods which are used in studies aimed at understanding our responsiveness to humor and the contexts in which we create it.Humor and Laughter contains chapters by psychologists with longstanding research interests in humor and laughter, including Thomas R. Shultz, Mary K. Rothbart, Goran Nerhardt, Michael Godkewitsch, Walter E. O'Connell, and Harvey Mindess. Humor and Laughter presents wide-ranging theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives on an important area of human behavior and social interaction. This book should interest many behavioral scientists and practitioners, particularly those in social and clinical psychology, psychiatry, child psychology and education, sociology, and related disciplines.

Author : Neal R. Norrick,Delia Chiaro
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027254276

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Humor in Interaction by Neal R. Norrick,Delia Chiaro Pdf

The occasioning of self-disclosure humor / Susan M. Ervin-Tripp & Martin Lampert -- Direct address as a resource for humor / Neal R. Norrick & Claudia Bubel -- An interactional approach to irony development / Helga Kotthoff -- Multimodal and intertextual humor in the media reception situation : the case of watching football on TV / Cornelia Gerhardt -- Using humor to do masculinity at work / Stephanie Schnurr & Janet Holmes -- Boundary-marking humor : institutional, gender, and ethnic demarcation in the workplace / Bernadette Vine ... [et al.] Impolite responses to failed humor / Nancy D. Bell -- Failed humor in conversation : a double voicing analysis / Béatrice Priego-Valverde

Author : Lidia Dina Sciama
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782385431

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Humour, Comedy and Laughter by Lidia Dina Sciama Pdf

Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes that underlie joking and laughter. On the basis of a wide range of ethnographic and textual materials, the chapters examine the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humor and its potential to bring about a sense of amity and mutual understanding, even among different and possibly hostile people. Unfortunately, though, cartoons, jokes, and parodies can cause irremediable distress and offence. Nevertheless, contributors’ cross-cultural evidence confirms that the positive aspects of humor far outweigh the danger of deepening divisions and fueling hostilities

Author : Susan L. Recchia,Minsun Shin,Eleni Loizou
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780807782002

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Relationship-Based Care for Infants and Toddlers by Susan L. Recchia,Minsun Shin,Eleni Loizou Pdf

Learn how to create and nurture communities of care for diverse children, families, and practitioners through responsive practice. In this text, the social and emotional worlds of babies and toddlers, their peers, and their caregivers come to life in the everyday moments of infant-toddler care and education. The authors show infants and toddlers as active, agentic, and intentional social partners from the start of life, highlighting their unique capacities for social engagement with both adults and peers. Interwoven within each chapter’s narrative are insights culled from extensive observations, teacher interviews, and video analyses. Part I emphasizes play, peer friendships, and humor as essential elements of infant learning, illustrated throughout with anecdotes of praxis in early care and education settings. Building on these aspects of babies’ ways of being in group care, Part II examines the complex roles of infant-toddler professionals and the critical importance of supportive and caring environments. Readers will explore the elements needed for in-depth and specialized professional preparation, including overarching principles of relationship-based practice. Book Features: Illuminates particular and understudied ways that infants and toddlers actively contribute to their own social learning and development. Shares how teachers learn to engage with and nurture infants’ and toddlers’ social capacities and experiences within child care settings.Uses anecdotes and vignettes from the authors’ research and practice with infants, toddlers, and caregivers to bring their experiences to life.Discusses themes that are important and unique for infancy and toddlerhood, such as play, friendships, humor, and professional love.Presents a unique set of chapters that reveal infants’ and toddlers’ perspectives, while also considering the caregiver’s actions within a responsive care framework.

Author : Marc Weissbluth, M.D.
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780345486455

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Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth, M.D. Pdf

One of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problems Here Dr. Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to ensure the best sleep for your child. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles. This valuable sourcebook contains brand new research that - Pinpoints the way daytime sleep differs from night sleep and why both are important to your child - Helps you cope with and stop the crybaby syndrome, nightmares, bedwetting, and more - Analyzes ways to get your baby to fall asleep according to his internal clock--naturally - Reveals the common mistakes parents make to get their children to sleep--including the inclination to rock and feed - Explores the different sleep cycle needs for different temperaments--from quiet babies to hyperactive toddlers - Emphasizes the significance of a nap schedule - Rest is vital to your child's health growth and development. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good, healthy sleep for every age. Advises parents dealing with teenagers and their unique sleep problems

Author : Leonor Ruiz-Gurillo
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027266378

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Metapragmatics of Humor by Leonor Ruiz-Gurillo Pdf

Metapragmatics of Humor: Current research trends contributes to a new area in the pragmatics of humor: its conception as a metapragmatic ability. The book collects thirteen chapters organized into three parts: Revisions and applications of General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) in a metapragmatic context; Metapragmatic awareness of humor across textual modes; and Metapragmatic practices within the acquisition of humor. Thus, this book provides an up-to-date panorama of this field, where metapragmatic abilities are described in adults as well as in children, on humorous and non-humorous genres — jokes, cartoons, humorous monologues, parodies, conversation, Twitter —, and using several approaches, such as GTVH, multimodality, conversational analysis, eye-tracking methodology, etc.