Humor as a means of regulating one's social self: Two infants with unique humorous personas

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-205

  Loizou, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Case studies; Humor; Incongruity; Infants; Social regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149106726     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500387526     Document Type: Article

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