Child concept of comic content analysis

Abstract

Researches studying correlation of child humor and cognitive abilities are being intensively conducted, social and emotional aspects of humor application thought childhood are being studied. Current research goal is to study child vision of comic, discovering cognitive actions and emotions which constitute funny. We offered children to make and tell a funny story. Using content analysis we managed to discover 6 action groups which participate in creating comic content by pre-school age children: metamorphose actions (39%); action which destroy the image of object or event (24%); actions of falling (19%); play actions (8.5%); conventional behavior violation of physiological type (5.7%); direct actions (3.8%). Research results can be used in developing pre-school children humor understanding methods in creating child cognitive and emotional advancement programs.