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      Validity of the Interest-and Deprivation-Type Epistemic Curiosity Model in Germany

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          Three studies were conducted to evaluate the validity of the interest (I) and deprivation (D) type epistemic curiosity (EC) distinction in three German samples. In Study 1 ( N = 395) and Study 2 ( N = 191), responses to German translations of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale and the Curiosity as a Feeling-of-Deprivation Scale were submitted to confirmatory factor analysis. The previously found 10-item 2-factor model ( Litman, 2008; Litman, Crowson, & Kolinski, 2010) had the best fit compared to competing models. In Study 1, Study 2, and Study 3 ( N = 249), the I- and D-type EC scales correlated positively with intellectual stimulation measures, providing evidence of convergent validity. I-type EC correlated with enjoying new discoveries and ideas, whereas D-type EC was associated with persistence and solving problems, providing evidence of discrimination.

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                Journal
                jid
                Journal of Individual Differences
                Hogrefe Publishing
                1614-0001
                2151-2299
                May 24, 2013
                2013
                : 34
                : 2
                : 59-68
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL, USA
                [ 2 ] Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Germany
                Author notes
                Jordan A. Litman, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 40 South Alcaniz Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, USA, drjlitman@ 123456gmail.edu
                Article
                jid_34_2_59
                10.1027/1614-0001/a000100
                5659cd4a-2900-47da-a33c-09a3789e0707
                Copyright @ 2013
                History
                : January 9, 2013
                Categories
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                Assessment, Evaluation & Research methods,Psychology,General behavioral science
                trait-curiosity,epistemic curiosity,I-type,D-type

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