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Eline R. de Boer; Francesco Poli; Marlene Meyer; Rogier B. Mars; Sabine Hunnius – Developmental Science, 2026
Research has shown that infants are curious and actively seek situations from which they can learn. For instance, a recent eye-tracking study demonstrates that babies tend to allocate their attention to stimuli that offer opportunities for learning new information. Interestingly, however, the degree to which attention is guided by information gain…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Personality Traits, Cognitive Ability, Information Seeking