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ERIC Number: EJ214855
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Mar
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The Effect of Riddle Structure on Children's Comprehension of Riddles.
Yalisove, Daniel
Developmental Psychology, v14 n2 p173-80 Mar 1978
Investigates the development sequence of children's comprehension of riddles. In Study I riddles and jokes were collected and classified from children of grades 1 through 10. In Study II, students of grades 1, 3, 6, 10, and college were given selected riddles from three categories determined in Study I to test the predicted comprehension sequence. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor, Intellectual Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Riddles