The study of curiosity and its impact on learning has advanced our understanding of intrinsic motivation, highlighting the varied ways individuals seek and process new information. Curiosity is not a ...

Intrinsic motivation, the internal drive to engage in activities for their inherent satisfaction, is a fundamental aspect of effective learning. This concept, rooted in the principles of ...

Many of Western society’s urtexts treat curiosity as a sinful transgression and a threat to social order and divine authority. Consider Adam and Eve, who eat the forbidden fruit to gain knowledge and ...

At our jobs, we will inevitably face activities that don’t naturally interest us or that we perceive as boring, irrelevant, uncomfortable, or too difficult. This is rooted in how our brains are ...

In the information age, where all answers are just a click away, curiosity, the intrinsic drive to learn, becomes of paramount importance. How easy is it to prime for curiosity and what are its ...

Researchers tested 77 university students in a curiosity-driven exploration task. Study: Autistic traits foster effective curiosity-driven exploration. Image Credit: vetre/Shutterstock.com In a recent ...