Psychology School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK.
Br J Dev Psychol. 2012 Nov;30(Pt 4):586-603. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2011.02075.x. Epub 2012 Mar 21.
The current studies explored early humour as a complex socio-cognitive phenomenon by examining 2- and 3-year-olds' humour production with their parents. We examined whether children produced novel humour, whether they cued their humour, and the types of humour produced. Forty-seven parents were interviewed, and videotaped joking with their children. Other parents (N= 113) completed a survey. Parents reported children copy jokes during the first year of life, and produce novel jokes from 2 years. In play sessions, 3-year-olds produced mostly novel humorous acts; 2-year-olds produced novel and copied humorous acts equally frequently. Parents reported children smile, laugh, and look for a reaction when joking. In play sessions, 2- and 3-year-olds produced these behaviours more when producing humorous versus non-humorous acts. In both parent reports and play sessions, they produced novel object-based (e.g., underwear on head) and conceptual humour (e.g., 'pig says moo') and used wrong labels humorously (e.g., calling a cat a dog). Thus, parent report and child behaviour both confirm that young children produce novel humorous acts, and share their humour by smiling, laughing, and looking for a reaction.
当前的研究通过考察 2 至 3 岁儿童与父母之间的幽默创作，探讨了早期幽默作为一种复杂的社会认知现象。我们考察了儿童是否创作新颖的幽默、是否暗示幽默，以及创作的幽默类型。47 名家长接受了采访，并与孩子一起录制了开玩笑的视频。其他家长（N=113）完成了一项调查。家长报告称，孩子在生命的第一年就会模仿笑话，从 2 岁开始创作新颖的笑话。在游戏环节中，3 岁儿童主要创作新颖的幽默行为；2 岁儿童创作新颖和模仿的幽默行为频率相当。家长报告称，孩子在开玩笑时会微笑、大笑并期待回应。在游戏环节中，2 岁和 3 岁儿童在创作幽默和非幽默行为时更倾向于做出这些行为。在家长报告和游戏环节中，儿童创作了新颖的基于物体的幽默（例如，将内衣戴在头上）和概念幽默（例如，“猪说哞哞”），并幽默地使用错误的标签（例如，将猫称为狗）。因此，家长报告和儿童行为都证实了幼儿会创作新颖的幽默行为，并通过微笑、大笑和期待回应来分享幽默。
