Exploration in 4‐year‐old children is guided by learning progress and novelty.

Humans are driven by an intrinsic motivation to learn, but the developmental origins of curiosity‐driven exploration remain unclear. We investigated the computational principles guiding 4‐year‐old children's exploration during a touchscreen game (N = 102, F = 49, M = 53, primarily white and middle‐c...

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Published in:	Child Development Vol. 96; no. 1; pp. 192 - 203
Main Authors:	Poli, Francesco, Meyer, Marlene, Mars, Rogier B., Hunnius, Sabine
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jan2025
Subjects:	Learning Child development Video games Novelty (Perception) Touch screens Video game characters
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