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Motives underlying human curiosity

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We know that curiosity is a strong driver of behaviour, but we know relatively little about its underlying motives. A new study shows that human curiosity may be driven by… Click to show full abstract

We know that curiosity is a strong driver of behaviour, but we know relatively little about its underlying motives. A new study shows that human curiosity may be driven by diverse motives. While some individuals are primarily motivated to form accurate beliefs, others rather seek information that makes them feel good.

Keywords: curiosity; human curiosity; underlying human; motives underlying

Journal Title: Nature Human Behaviour
Year Published: 2019

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