Correctness Confidence linearly predicts curiosity, with higher confidence in a guess associated with greater curiosity¶

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q3 i? Correctness Confidence had a significant positive linear effect on curiosity ratings in the blurred-picture experiment. → Xiaoyun Chen 2024

Evidence¶

Xiaoyun Chen 2024¶

Xiaoyun Chen, Katherine E. Twomey, Miranda Hayes, Gert Westermann. (2024). The limits of curiosity? New evidence for the roles of metacognitive abilities and curiosity in learning. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-024-09407-9

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Same linear mixed-effects model of curiosity ratings from 100 adults across 6000 trials; the article reports Correctness Confidence "had a significant effect on curiosity ( β = 0.05, SE = 0.01, p <.001), suggesting a linear relationship", depicted in Fig. 5.

"Correctness Confidence also had a significant effect on curiosity ( β = 0.05, SE = 0.01, p <.001), suggesting a linear relationship."

Discussion¶

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