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| College Student Journal | 1 |
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| Vidler, Derek C. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedVidler, Derek C. – College Student Journal, 1981
Presents an overview of the development of motivational thought in the study of exploratory behavior and curiosity. Traces the way in which concepts of curiosity were considered from the perspectives of instinct and drive-reduction theories to the more recent notions of optimal stimulation. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Curiosity
