The limits of curiosity? New evidence for the roles of metacognitive abilities and curiosity in learning.

ABSTRACT: The current study investigated how metacognitive abilities such as Knowledge Confidence (subjective prior knowledge estimate) and Correctness Confidence (appraisal of the likelihood of closing the gap) relate to curiosity, and examined the roles of these metacognitive measures and curiosity in learning. Using a blurred picture paradigm in which participants viewed blurred pictures and provided their metacognitive and curiosity estimates, the current study identified distinct connections between Knowledge Confidence, Correctness Confidence and curiosity. Our finding suggests that when Knowledge Confidence is at low or medium levels, curiosity is particularly heightened. In contrast, Correctness Confidence linearly influences curiosity such that the higher the Correctness Confidence, the gre

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815978 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature