Previous research suggests that curiosity is sometimes induced by novel information one
has no relevant knowledge about, but it is sometimes induced by new information about …

Almost all early cognitive development takes place in social contexts. At the moment,
however, we know little about the neural and cognitive mechanisms that drive infant …

This paper reviews seventy years of theoretical research and proposes systematic curiosity
as an integrative tool for human flourishing with a focus on four key aspects: firstly …

Curiosity, an innate and intrinsic motivation to explore, makes vital contributions to learning
in individuals of various ages. Epistemic curiosity centers on the drive to close information …

Infants' ability to engage in joint attention with others towards the end of the first year is
fundamental to language acquisition and shared cognition. Despite this, our understanding …

Previous research suggests that metacognition (the knowledge and skills related to
knowledge acquisition) and executive functions (skills needed to plan and execute goals) …

How do children decide when to fact-check a claim? In two studies and a simulation, we
show that children use environmental cues about informational reliability to rationally adapt …

Procedural metacognition is the set of affect-based mechanisms allowing agents to regulate
cognitive actions like perceptual discrimination, memory retrieval or problem solving. This …

Over the last few decades, developmental (psycho) linguists have demonstrated that
perceiving talking faces audio-visually is important for early language acquisition. Using …

Curiosity motivates many of our everyday behaviors, including learning, hobbies, and goal
pursuit. Theories of cognitive aging (eg, Baltes & Baltes, 1990; Carstensen, 1999; Hess …