Young children's explanation of pictorial humor

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 425-431

  Loizou, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Incongruity; Kindergarten; Pictorial humor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747701488     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-0053-z     Document Type: Article

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