By Paul A. O'Keefe,Judith M. Harackiewicz

ISBN-10: 3319555073

ISBN-13: 9783319555072

This unprecedented quantity analyzes the difficult roles curiosity performs in cognition, motivation and studying, and day-by-day residing, with a unique concentrate on its improvement and upkeep throughout lifestyles domain names. major specialists speak about a spectrum of curiosity starting from interest to obsession, and hint its capabilities in goal-setting, decision-making, self-regulation, and function. New study refines the present wisdom on pupil curiosity in academic settings and the social contexts of curiosity, with insights into why curiosity degrees swap in the course of engagement and ultimately. From those findings, members handle how you can foster and nurture curiosity within the remedy room and the school room, for maximum advantages all through life.

Among the subjects covered:

·         Embedding curiosity inside of self-regulation.

·         wisdom acquisition on the intersection of situational and person interest.

·         The position of curiosity in motivation and engagement.

·         the 2 faces of passion.

·         inventive geniuses, polymaths, baby prodigies, and autistic savants.

·         The merchandising and improvement of interest.

A powerful consultant to a desirable quarter of research, The technology of Interest synthesizes the field’s present wisdom of curiosity and exhibits destiny instructions. Its chapters give a contribution intensity and rigor to this becoming region of study, and should increase the paintings of researchers in schooling, psychologists, social scientists, and public policymakers. 

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