Curiosity and Exploratory Behavior |
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THE PROBLEM AND ITS HISTORY | 3 |
THE NATURE OF EXPLORATION | 20 |
TOWARD THE APPLICATION OF CONTEMPORARY THEORY | 40 |
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activity American Psychological Association analysis of variance animal's animals apparatus appetitive behaviors arousal bar pressing basis Berlyne boredom cage change in stimulation chimpanzee choice classical conditioning compartment complex consummatory contemporary drive cues decrease decrement Deduction demonstrated drive concept drive reduction drive theorists effect elicit energizing example experiment experimental exploratory behavior exploratory drive exposure external food deprivation formulation function Glanzer greater groups Harlow Hebb hunger incentive increased instinct investigation learning mean number mechanical puzzles Miller monkeys Montgomery motivation novel or unfamiliar novel stimuli novelty number of responses optimal stimulation organism pattern period physiological Physiological Psychology position present problem procedure Psychology rats reaction reactive inhibition reinforcement rhesus monkeys sensory significant similar simple two-alternative situation Skinner box spontaneous alternation stimulus change stimulus objects stimulus satiation strength studies tachistoscope tendency test maze test session theoretical theory tion unfamiliar stimuli variable