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Curiosity and Exploration

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Heidi Keller

    1. Fachbereich Psychologie - Entwicklungspsychologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

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  2. Klaus Schneider

    1. Fakultät für Psychologie, Allgemeine Psychologie und Entwicklungspsychologie, Bochum, Germany

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  3. Bruce Henderson

    1. Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages XVII-XVII
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    2. Preface: The Study of Exploration

      • Heidi Keller, Klaus Schneider, Bruce Henderson
      Pages 1-14

    3. Fairy Tales and Curiosity. Exploratory Behavior in Literature for Children or the Futile Attempt to Keep Girls from the Spindle

      • Rosemarie M. Rigol
      Pages 15-29

  3. Function and Motivational Mechanisms of Exploration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 30-30
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    2. An Ethological Conception of Exploratory Behavior

      • Christiane Buchholtz, Andrea Persch
      Pages 31-42

    3. The Neurobiological Foundation of Exploration

      • Finn K. Jellestad, Gry S. Follesø, Holger Ursin
      Pages 43-64

    4. Two Characteristics of Surprise: Action Delay and Attentional Focus

      • Michael Niepel, Udo Rudolph, Achim Schützwohl, Wulf-Uwe Meyer
      Pages 65-78

    5. Interest and Curiosity. The Role of Interest in a Theory of Exploratory Action

      • Andreas Krapp
      Pages 79-100

    6. Interest and Exploration: Exploratory Action in the Context of Interest Genesis

      • Benedykt Fink
      Pages 101-120

  4. Development and Interindividual Differences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 122-122
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    2. The Relationship Between Attachment, Temperament, and Exploration

      • Dymphna C. van den Boom
      Pages 123-150

    3. Interindividual Differences in the Development of Exploratory Behavior: Methodological Considerations

      • Clemens Trudewind, Klaus Schneider
      Pages 151-176

    4. Preschoolers’ Exploratory Behavior: The Influence of the Social and Physical Context

      • Klaus Schneider, Lothar Unzner
      Pages 177-198

    5. A Developmental Analysis of Exploration Styles

      • Heidi Keller
      Pages 199-212

    6. Individual Differences in Experience-Producing Tendencies

      • Bruce Henderson
      Pages 213-225

  5. The Interconnections of Exploratory Behavior and Other Behavioral Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 226-226
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    2. The Active Exploratory Nature of Perceiving: Some Developmental Implications

      • Ad W. Smitsman
      Pages 227-240

    3. The Process and Consequences of Manipulative Exploration

      • Axel Schölmerich
      Pages 241-258

    4. Motivational and Cognitive Determants of Exploration

      • Shulamith Kreitler, Hans Kreitler
      Pages 259-284
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About this book

Exploration and play behaviour form the subject of this book, in which a wide range of research activities, both theoretical and practical, are presented from various fields. In particular, the emphasis on applications (for example, in the development of software) demonstrates the integrated approach to basic and applied research. The authors come from many different countries and represent various theoretical approaches, enabling the reader to acquire an up-to-date overview of the field and thus form an opinion of his/her own regarding this field of research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fachbereich Psychologie - Entwicklungspsychologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Heidi Keller

  • Fakultät für Psychologie, Allgemeine Psychologie und Entwicklungspsychologie, Bochum, Germany

    Klaus Schneider

  • Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA

    Bruce Henderson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Curiosity and Exploration

  • Editors: Heidi Keller, Klaus Schneider, Bruce Henderson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77132-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-54867-6Published: 28 June 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-77132-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 350

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Child and School Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Behavioral Sciences

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