The Science of Interest /

The Science of Interest /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (238 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Interest (Psychology)
Cognition.
Cognition.
Interest (Psychology)
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11349839
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Other authors / contributors:Harackiewicz, Judith M.
O'Keefe, Paul A.
ISBN:9783319555096
331955509X
9783319555072
3319555073
Digital file characteristics:text file
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Notes:The Issue of Causation: Does Individual Interest Cause Knowledge or Does Knowledge Cause Individual Interest?
Print version record.
Summary:This exceptional volume analyzes the intricate roles interest plays in cognition, motivation and learning, and daily living, with a special focus on its development and maintenance across life domains. Leading experts discuss a spectrum of interest ranging from curiosity to obsession, and trace its functions in goal-setting, decision-making, self-regulation, and performance. New research refines the current knowledge on student interest in educational settings and the social contexts of interest, with insights into why interest levels change during engagement and in the long run. From these findings, contributors address ways to foster and nurture interest in the therapy room and the classroom, for optimum benefits throughout life. Among the topics covered: · Embedding interest within self-regulation. · Knowledge acquisition at the intersection of situational and individual interest. · The role of interest in motivation and engagement. · The two faces of passion. · Creative geniuses, polymaths, child prodigies, and autistic savants. · The promotion and development of interest. A robust guide to a fascinating area of study, The Science of Interest synthesizes the field's current knowledge of interest and indicates future directions. Its chapters contribute depth and rigor to this growing area of research, and will enhance the work of researchers in education, psychologists, social scientists, and public policymakers.
Other form:Print version: O'Keefe, Paul A. Science of Interest. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2017 9783319555072
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-55509-6
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Reference; Preface; Toward a New Science of Interest; Purposes of This Volume; Organization and Content of This Volume; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Theories and Perspectives; Chapter 1: Interest: Knowns, Unknowns, and Basic Processes; Interest: A Dynamic Relational Construct; The Dynamics of Situational and Individual Interest: Interest and Interests; Interest and Situational Interest; Triggering Situational Interest; The Experience of Interest; Interests and Individual Interest; Interest Development: From Interest to Interests.
  • Interest: State Interest, Actualized Interest, and Psychological State of Interest Interest Experience: Emerging Evidence; Interest and Self-Regulation; Interest as Self-Regulation: Emerging Evidence; Conclusions; References; Part II: Functions of Interest; Chapter 2: The Dynamic Nature of Interest: Embedding Interest Within Self-Regulation; Specifying the Source of Interest and Accounting for Changes in Interest Over Time; A Dynamic Basis of Expected Interest; The Dynamic Basis of Interest Once Engaged; A Dynamic Basis of Interest after Engagement.
  • Implications of a Dynamic Model of Interest Expanding the Examination of Meta-motivational Variables; Determining What Is "Effective" Regulation; Unanswered Questions and Future Directions; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: The Multifaceted Role of Interest in Motivation and Engagement; Psychological Engagement: The Experience of Interest; Interest and Attention; Interest and Affect; The Scope of Attention and Modes of Engagement; The Role of Implicit Theories of Interest in Triggering Engagement; The Role of Interest in Task Performance and Persistence; Interest and Performance.
  • Interest, Performance, and Self-Regulation Modes of Engagement and Performance; Modes of Engagement and the Trade-off Between Task Performance and Persistence; Engagement Can Promote Interest; Cognitive Dissonance, Insufficient Justification, and Overjustification; Making the Uninteresting Interesting; Social Engagement; Goal Orientations; Personal Relevance and Utility Value; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: The Role of Interest in Learning: Knowledge Acquisition at the Intersection of Situational and Individual Interest; The Science of Situational Interest and Learning.
  • Does Arousal of Situational Interest Lead to Knowledge Acquisition? Scope of Measurement: The Issue of Averaged Impressions; Microanalytical Measurement; The Significance of an Interest-Arousing Stimulus in Situational Interest Research; The Knowledge-Deprivation Hypothesis of Situational Interest; Empirical Evidence for the Knowledge-Deprivation Hypothesis; Can the Knowledge-Deprivation Hypothesis Explain Other Situational Interest Findings?; The Science of Individual Interest and Learning.

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