Iterative curiosity–resolution cycles can build knowledge networks and a foundation for individual interest¶
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q2 i? The review argues that repeated cycles of curiosity resolution construct elaborative knowledge and value, potentially developing into individual interest. → 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
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Narrative review argument: successful resolution enhances satisfaction and expected future satisfaction, encouraging further curiosity and deeper information seeking. The review contrasts this with the externally supported four-phase path from situational to individual interest.
"Through this iterative curiosity –resolution cycle, individuals may construct a more elaborative knowledge network and build a foundation for individual interest"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Interest — outcome: instruction changes it
- Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- A full assessment of a potentially expansive mini-cycle of learning calls for extending the time scale of the analysis beyond a single session — related
- Partial resolution of curiosity through immediate feedback increases subsequent curiosity — related
- Situational and individual interest can be interpreted as phases of the same reward-learning knowledge-acquisition process — related
- Trait-level constructs such as novelty seeking, need for cognition, and vocational interests can be modeled as generalized reward values of knowledge formed through reward-learning generalization — a broader claim this one bears on
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Iterative curiosity–resolution cycles can build knowledge networks and a foundation for individual interest |
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Iterative curiosity–resolution cycles can build knowledge networks and a foundation for individual interest |
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