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Why We Like to Explore New Things

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Contributions of expected learning progress and perceptual novelty to curiosity-driven exploration

doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105119
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People explore new places or games because they want to learn and see new stuff. They stay longer when they feel they're getting better and jump to new ones if they look more exciting or fresh.

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Authors

Poli F, Meyer M, Mars RB, Hunnius S