Humor, abstraction, and disbelief

Cognitive Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 985-1002

  Hoicka, Elena ^a   Jutsum, Sarah ^b   Gattis, Merideth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstract language; Beliefs; Humor; Parent child communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949111917     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03640210801981841     Document Type: Article

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