The Science of Interest

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Foreword Reference Preface Toward a New Science of Interest Purposes of This Volume Organization and Content of This Volume References Contents Contributors Part I: Theories and Perspectives Chapter 1: Interest: Knowns, Unknowns, and Basic Processes Interest: A Dynamic Relational Construct The Dynamics of Situational and Individual Interest: Interest and Interests Interest and Situational Interest Triggering Situational Interest The Experience of Interest Interests and Individual Interest Interest Development: From Interest to Interests Interest: State Interest, Actualized Interest, and Psychological State of Interest Interest Experience: Emerging Evidence Interest and Self-Regulation Interest as Self-Regulation: Emerging Evidence Conclusions References Part II: Functions of Interest Chapter 2: The Dynamic Nature of Interest: Embedding Interest Within Self-Regulation Specifying the Source of Interest and Accounting for Changes in Interest Over Time A Dynamic Basis of Expected Interest The Dynamic Basis of Interest Once Engaged A Dynamic Basis of Interest after Engagement Implications of a Dynamic Model of Interest Expanding the Examination of Meta-motivational Variables Determining What Is "Effective" Regulation Unanswered Questions and Future Directions Conclusions References Chapter 3: The Multifaceted Role of Interest in Motivation and Engagement Psychological Engagement: The Experience of Interest Interest and Attention Interest and Affect The Scope of Attention and Modes of Engagement The Role of Implicit Theories of Interest in Triggering Engagement The Role of Interest in Task Performance and Persistence Interest and Performance Interest, Performance, and Self-Regulation Modes of Engagement and Performance Modes of Engagement and the Trade-off Between Task Performance and Persistence Engagement Can Promote Interest Cognitive Dissonance, Insufficient Justification, and Overjustification Making the Uninteresting Interesting Social Engagement Goal Orientations Personal Relevance and Utility Value Conclusion References Chapter 4: The Role of Interest in Learning: Knowledge Acquisition at the Intersection of Situational and Individual Interest The Science of Situational Interest and Learning Does Arousal of Situational Interest Lead to Knowledge Acquisition? Scope of Measurement: The Issue of Averaged Impressions Microanalytical Measurement The Significance of an Interest-Arousing Stimulus in Situational Interest Research The Knowledge-Deprivation Hypothesis of Situational Interest Empirical Evidence for the Knowledge-Deprivation Hypothesis Can the Knowledge-Deprivation Hypothesis Explain Other Situational Interest Findings? The Science of Individual Interest and Learning