The nature and measurement of sensory curiosity

By Jordan Litman, R. P. Collins, C. Spielberger. 2005

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Epistemic curiosity and self-regulation (2015, background): “…interpretation is consistent with evidence of positive relationships between D-type EC and negative affect (Litman, 2010) and D-type’s association with TOT states (Litman et al., 2005) and the ‘‘tingling, torment, [and] turmoil’’ (Schwartz, Travis, Castro, & Smith, 2000, p.19) that accompany them.”
Introducing the construct curiosity for predicting job performance (2013, background): “For example, Litman, Collins, and Spielberger (2005) reported correlations between .27 and .32 between a measure of epistemic curiosity and sensory curiosity, a construct that refers to searching for novel and unusual sensory experiences, such as hiking through a remote rain forest.”
Disentangling Curiosity: Dimensionality, Definitions, and Distinctions from Interest in Educational Contexts (2014, methodology): “Further, a study by Litman et al. (2005b) that examined the relative roles of I-type and D-type trait curiosity in predicting state curiosity for general knowledge questions.”
The interactional effects of atmospherics and perceptual curiosity on emotions and online shopping intention (2010, background): “Sensory curiosity is defined as an interest in engaging in adventurous and thrilling experiences that involve relatively little imminent danger (Litman et al., 2005).”
Dimensionality of interpersonal curiosity (2007, unknown): “(Berlyne, 1957, 1958; Collins, Litman, & Spielberger, 2004), and experiences characterized as adventurous or thrilling ( Litman, Collins, & Spielberger, 2005; Zuckerman, 1994).”
Does experience affect engagement? Role of destination brand engagement in developing brand advocacy and revisit intentions (2020, background): “Hence, tourist’s external sensations aroused by the surroundings and their thought with analytical and imaginative thinking have been found to be more crucial in terms of their overall experiences with brand destination (Litman et al., 2005; Möller & Herm, 2013).”