Human curiosity can be deliberately developed through targeted interventions

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Current empirical research demonstrates that human curiosity is not fixed and can be actively developed and increased through targeted interventions, such as conversational training agents and social influence cues.

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The claim that human curiosity can be deliberately developed through targeted interventions is specific, falsifiable, and supported by multiple empirical papers. Paper [1] demonstrates that training specific metacognitive skills using conversational agents increases curiosity-driven questioning in children. Paper [3] shows that social influence interventions can successfully induce and boost curiosity. Papers [0] and [4] also provide supportive contextual evidence regarding instructional design and educator perceptions. Therefore, the verdict is SUPPORTED.

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Conversational agents for fostering curiosity-driven learning in children

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Rania ABDELGHANI, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Edith Law, Catherine de Vulpillières, Helene Sauzeon. Conversational agents for fostering curiosity-driven learning in children. 2022. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qa9td

Conversational agents effectively increased the number and quality of questions generated by children, demonstrating that targeted technological tools can foster curiosity-driven learning.

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Curiosity is Contagious: A Social Influence Intervention to Induce Curiosity

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Rachit Dubey, Hermish Mehta, Tania Lombrozo. Curiosity is Contagious: A Social Influence Intervention to Induce Curiosity. 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zfjkg

Social influence interventions successfully induced curiosity by leveraging social cues such as popularity up-votes, showing that environmental factors can deliberately enhance curiosity.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7801 Aug 2026

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