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ERIC Number: EJ308900
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Development of Laughing and Smiling in Nursery School Children.
Bainum, Charlene K.; And Others
Child Development, v55 n5 p1946-57 Oct 1984
A total of 86 children three, four, and five years of age were observed to evaluate the frequency of occurrence and conditions surrounding laughing and smiling. Results were interpreted as supporting interpersonal theories of laughing and smiling and as calling into question theories stressing intrapersonal factors. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Incidence, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns; Intention; Laughter; Situational Variables; Smiling