Guidelines for the Effective Use of Humor in Children’s Educational Television Programs

Humor and Children’s Development: A Guide to Practical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 201-221

  Zillmann, Dolf ^a   Bryant, Jennings ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 85179224177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315826127-16     Document Type: Chapter

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