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Exploring internal and external worlds. Reflections on being curious.

L C Mayes1

  • 1Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut.

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child
|January 1, 1991
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Curiosity is a distinct ego function, integrating motivation, arousal, and affect from infancy. It has neurobiological roots and is shaped by social experiences throughout development.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Curiosity is linked to motivation, arousal, attention, and novelty preference.
  • Existing theories explore curiosity's relationship with other psychological functions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present curiosity as a separate ego function.
  • To explore its integrative role across developmental phases.
  • To examine its neurobiological basis and social influences.

Main Methods:

  • Psychoanalytic theory review.
  • Analysis of infant and child exploratory behaviors.
  • Developmental model construction.

Main Results:

  • Curiosity functions as a central organizing ego function.

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  • It regulates arousal, motivation, and affect.
  • It has developmental, neurobiological, and social components.

    • Conclusions:

    • Curiosity is an innate, integrative ego function crucial for development.
    • It serves psychological aims and is shaped by social interactions.
    • A lifespan model highlights its continuous developmental importance.