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Manifest interest is the interest that is not expressed but observed by others while the person is engaged and absorbed in an activity. Newton forgot his meals while engaged in scientific experiments. The measured interest is the estimate and account of a person’s interest as revealed by some psychological tests or interest inventories.
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Abstract. Psychology has long been attracted to the study of interest, curiosity, and intrinsic motivation. Many areas of psychology have grappled with interest, particularly with why some things are interesting and how stable interests develop. The study of interest sorts into two fields: (1) interest as a part of emotional experience ...
Feb 1, 2008 · Abstract. Despite their interest in why people do what they do, psychologists typically overlook interest itself as a facet of human motivation and emotion. In recent years, however, researchers from diverse areas of psychology have turned their attention to the role of interest in learning, motivation, and development.
- Paul J. Silvia
- 2008
Apr 27, 2006 · A comprehensive work devoted to interest, this book reviews the history of psychological thought on interest, presents classic and modern research, and suggests fruitful directions for future work. Keywords: curiosity, intrinsic motivation, emotion, personality, motivation, vocational interests, aesthetics, education.
- Paul J. Silvia
Theories of academic interest have demonstrated the usefulness of the concept first in terms of a theoretical framework for conceptualizing intrinsic motivation and academic motivation, and second, as a framework for the development of educational interventions to promote interest in particular topics, as well as applications to strengthen the ...
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In this chapter, we expand on previous descriptions of the relation between interest and its development as conceptualized in the Four-Phase Model of Interest Development (Hidi & Renninger, 2006; Renninger & Hidi, 2016). We explain that interest has a physiological basis, and therefore is universal – meaning that all persons, regardless of age or context, can be supported to develop at least ...
