A Dynamic Systems Theory of epistemic curiosity. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Subaşı, Ahmet
• Is Part Of: New ideas in psychology. Volume 54(2019)
• Page Start: 8
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: Psychology -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Psychologie -- Philosophie -- Périodiques; Psychologie -- Méthodologie -- Périodiques; Psychology -- Methodology; Psychology -- Philosophy; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2018.12.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0732-118X

Abstract

Abstract: The article offers a unified theory of epistemic curiosity within dynamic systems framework. It focuses on complex motivational dynamics leading to epistemic curiosity preferences, which are complexly determined by a combination of motivational, affective and cognitive sub-systems operating within an epistemic ecology. Each sub-system is delimited and modelled as an interacting dimension of the multidimensional causality of the system. The theory focuses on personal variations rather than population averages and offers a framework for modelling personality-based epistemic curiosity characteristics based on an analysis of epistemic curiosity preferences.