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Curiosity seen as motivation for information gain in open and neurotic individuals
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.
2016 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The  aim  of  the  current  study  was  to investigate  if  Openness  –  to  –  Experience  and  Neuroticism  personality  traits  are associated with curiosity. This will help us to estimate whether knowledge expansion is dependent on a person’s personality and which trait is more willing to invest time on learning.  The  experiment  consisted  of  two  different  sessions.  To estimate  curiosity, 40 subjects first performed a word-synonymy task, where Shannon’s (1948) entropy was estimated  and the result of which lead to the measurement  of uncertainty.  Then in a second session, participants had the option to request for feedback between a few alternative  options  at  a  cost  (time),  and  they  were  also  required  to  estimate  their satisfaction  about  the  answer  on  a  valence  rating  scale.  Finally, participants  were screened  for  personality  traits.  Neurotic  individuals  appeared  to  be  more  willing  in investing time on feedback request, in contrast to open individuals.

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2016. , p. 21
Keywords [en]
curiosity, information gain, openness, neuroticism
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-126127OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-126127DiVA, id: diva2:975185
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Master's Programme in Cognitive Science
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Available from: 2016-10-12 Created: 2016-09-28 Last updated: 2016-10-12Bibliographically approved

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