The effects of curiosity-evoking events on activity enjoyment

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 319-330

  Isikman, Elif ^a   MacInnis, Deborah J ^a   Ülkümen, Gülden ^a   Cavanaugh, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity enjoyment; Attention; Cell phone; Curiosity; Distraction

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEASURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATTENTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLEASURE;

EID: 84986327407     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000089     Document Type: Article

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