The Pandora Effect
| Autor: | Christopher K. Hsee, Bowen Ruan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male media_common.quotation_subject Emotions 050105 experimental psychology Scientific evidence Power (social and political) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Gossip Reading (process) Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences General Psychology media_common Motivation Curse Communication 05 social sciences Blessing Environmental ethics Anticipation Psychological Reading Feeling Exploratory Behavior Curiosity Female Psychology Social psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Psychological Science. 27:659-666 |
| ISSN: | 1467-9280 0956-7976 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0956797616631733 |
| Popis: | Curiosity—the desire for information—underlies many human activities, from reading celebrity gossip to developing nuclear science. Curiosity is well recognized as a human blessing. Is it also a human curse? Tales about such things as Pandora’s box suggest that it is, but scientific evidence is lacking. In four controlled experiments, we demonstrated that curiosity could lead humans to expose themselves to aversive stimuli (even electric shocks) for no apparent benefits. The research suggests that humans possess an inherent desire, independent of consequentialist considerations, to resolve uncertainty; when facing something uncertain and feeling curious, they will act to resolve the uncertainty even if they expect negative consequences. This research reveals the potential perverse side of curiosity, and is particularly relevant to the current epoch, the epoch of information, and to the scientific community, a community with high curiosity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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