Psychology

Curiosity: The Effects of Feedback and Confidence on the Desire to Know

J. Metcalfe, M. Vuorre, et al.

Across 10 experiments, different feedback types (yes/no, true/false informational, or none) shifted people’s curiosity: yes/no feedback blunted curiosity for correct answers but amplified it for discovered errors, especially high-confidence errors; other feedback patterns supported the “almost knowing” region of proximal learning. Research conducted by Janet Metcalfe, Matti Vuorre, Emily Towner, and Teal S. Eich.

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