Abstract Both common observations and research evidence strongly suggest that there are major differences between adult males and females as to both the number of humorous attempts they display in social situations and the types of humor they initiate and appreciate. What the causes are for these differences, however, have been less clear, with attributions being related to both biological and environmental reasons. In fact, researchers who have studied the development of humor in infants, preschoolers, and elementary age children have generally observed that the early humor of both boys and girls is similar, thus raising the possibility that the differences that gradually emerge with age may be attributed more to environmental rather than to biological reasons. This chapter will discuss the humor research evidence amassed by those who have studied young children’s humor development and the potential environmental influences on humor development that may account for some of the sex differences seen in adult humor.

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幽默启蒙和欣赏中性别差异的发展

摘要 普遍观察和研究证据都强烈表明，成年男性和女性在社交场合表现出的幽默尝试次数以及他们发起和欣赏的幽默类型方面存在重大差异。然而，造成这些差异的原因尚不清楚，归因与生物和环境原因有关。事实上，研究婴儿、学龄前儿童和小学年龄儿童幽默发展的研究人员普遍观察到，男孩和女孩的早期幽默是相似的，因此增加了随着年龄逐渐出现的差异可能归因于的可能性。更多的是环境原因而不是生物学原因。