APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Awe Predicts Curiosity: Evidence across 26 Cultures

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Maria Monroy
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Yang Bai
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Laura Maruskin
    University of California, Berkeley
  • Dacher Keltner
    University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

We found that reports awe during an extraordinary nature experience predicted curiosity (n=112). More importantly, this relationship replicated in a cross-cultural study in 26 cultures across the globe (n=2600).

Emotion

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