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ERIC Number: EJ068884
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Differences Between High- and Low-Curiosity Fifth-Grade Children in Their Recognition of Verbal Absurdities
Maw, Wallace H.; Maw, Ethel W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 63, 6, 558-62, Dec 72
These results may indicate that high-curiosity children seek more when they read and thus are able to see small absurdities. (Authors)
Descriptors: Curiosity, Data Analysis, Grade 5, Humor, Individual Characteristics, Recognition
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Identifiers: Absurdities