Curiosity and information seeking in animal and human behavior /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Wojciech Pisula.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brown Walker Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
147 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-147).
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction and short history of research within animal psychology -- Remarks on the methods: the four "whys" -- The emergence of novelty and information seeking -- Phylogenetic development of exploratory activity -- Comparative analysis of exploration and play -- The neophobia and neophilia: two sides of the coin? -- The main difficulty: motivation -- Elements of novelty seeking neurobiology -- Adaptive function of information seeking -- Levels of organization of information seeking behavior and related phenomena -- Human curiosity.