Self-motivated and directed learning is integral to knowledge base expansion for learners of
all ages. Both motivational and cognitive processes drive self-motivated and directed …

Highlights•Explanation-seeking curiosity (ESC) motivates the pursuit of explanations.•ESC is
highly selective: it is not triggered merely by ignorance or uncertainty.•Children can acquire …

From an early age, children need to gather information to learn about their environment.
Deciding which knowledge to pursue can be difficult because information can serve several …

Established as the foremost textbook on communication, the seventh edition of Owen
Hargie's Skilled Interpersonal Communication is thoroughly revised and updated with the …

Curious information-seeking is known to be a key driver for learning, but characterizing this
important psychological phenomenon remains a challenge. In this article, we argue that …

Infant-directed speech (IDS) refers to the suite of prosodic and structural modifications that
adults use when communicating with infants, as opposed to adults. A number of theories …

Recent theoretical work in developmental psychology suggests that humans are
predisposed to align their mental states with those of other individuals. One way this …

Abstract The 30‐million‐word gap, the quantified difference in the amount of speech that
children growing up in low‐resourced homes hear compared to their peers from high …

Everyday caregiver‐infant interactions are dynamic and multidimensional. However, existing
research underestimates the dimensionality of infants' experiences, often focusing on one or …

Curiosity is a universal characteristic of childhood that can motivate and direct attention
during information-seeking to support knowledge development. Understanding the …