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Peer reviewedVidler, Derek C. – College Student Journal, 1981
Presents an overview of the development of motivational thought in the study of exploratory behavior and curiosity. Traces the way in which concepts of curiosity were considered from the perspectives of instinct and drive-reduction theories to the more recent notions of optimal stimulation. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Curiosity
Tower, Roni Beth; And Others – 1977
This paper reports on an experiment to determine: (1) the effects of two different styles of television program format on the ability of preschool children to recall program content and (2) the cumulative effect of sustained viewing of particular programs upon spontaneous play behavior. Three groups of preschoolers (totaling 58) were exposed to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Childrens Television, Cognitive Processes
