Concept information
Preferred term
Exploratory Behavior
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Behavior, Novelty-Seeking
- Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking
- Curiosities
- Curiosity
- Novelty Seeking Behavior
- Novelty-Seeking Behavior
- Novelty-Seeking Behaviors
Note
- human & animal
Scope note
- The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.
History note
- 68; was BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1965-67; CURIOSITY was see under EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR 1969-78
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
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Nyfikenhet
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005106
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