The epistemic value of curiosity
By Frederick F. Schmitt, Reza Lahroodi. 2008
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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy
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Citations in the corpus
- Disentangling Curiosity: Dimensionality, Definitions, and Distinctions from Interest in Educational Contexts (2014, background): “Drive reduction theories view curiosity as an appetite, such as hunger, that requires satiation (Schmitt and Lahroodi 2008; von Stumm and Deary 2011), while optimal arousal theories propose that curiosity is a pleasant experience in which individuals seek a level of novelty that is neither too high…”
- Stimulating curiosity to enhance learning (2011, background): “Stimulating curios ity is central to education and learning” [19].”