SECTION 4

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Questions 31-40

Research on children humour.

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Research on children humour

Aim of study

to find out what children laugh at school and at home, e.g. the types of

told in the playground.

humour on television at home

Methods

Children were interviewed at school in small

A 'humour diary' was kept by some

for six months.

Main findings

Children laugh:

when they don't know what

to take

when people do things which don't follow usual conventions.

when people, especially

, look foolish

In games and role plays, laughter is connected with the opportunity to be

Other findings

What children find funny depends very little on their

There has been little

in children's humour

Children still react positively to: humour shown in

in the media

humour, which is based on

, since they know it's unreal