Information seeking follows a cost–benefit analysis of resolving curiosity¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? People seek missing information only when perceived benefit exceeds perceived cost, with effort cost and emotional cost as key deterrents. → Shin 2019
Evidence¶
Shin 2019¶
Shin, D. D., & Kim, S. (2019). Homo Curious: Curious or Interested? Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09497-x
q2 · i? · review · r2
Narrative review synthesis. Benefits include personal relevance, usefulness for superordinate goals, and expected availability; costs include effort cost and emotional cost, including the ostrich effect of avoiding information that could validate negative predictions.
"Individuals are likely to engage in information-seeking behavior when the benefit of resolving curiosity is perceived to be greater than the cost."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Help seeking is guided by a wider variety of considerations beyond improving immediate answer accuracy than withholding answers is — related
- Only medium-level incongruity between individual knowledge and wiki information causes cognitive conflict that motivates equilibration — related
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curiosity-cost-benefit-information-seeking |
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Information seeking follows a cost–benefit analysis of resolving curiosity |
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Information seeking follows a cost–benefit analysis of resolving curiosity |
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review |
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2019 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-21 |
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