Humor in Infants: Developmental and Psychological Perspectives (Gina C. Mireault, Vasudevi Reddy)

Author: Gina C. Mireault

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     This volume explores in depth how infants perhaps as young as three months develop the capacity to appreciate, participate in, and create humor. Engagingly written, it synthesizes theories of humor, its subtle complexities, and why it exists despite seeming to have little survival value. Chapters trace the developing skills in the child’s interactions with parents and others, the roles of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in humor, and related phenomena including absurdity, funniness, laughter, teasing, and play. These diverse perspectives offer rich insights into how the human mind learns from its environment, why humor is funny, and what humor can tell us about being human. 

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