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Creativity is motivated by novelty. Curiosity is triggered by uncertainty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2024

Aditya Singh Open the ORCID record for Aditya Singh [Opens in a new window]  and
Kou Murayama Open the ORCID record for Kou Murayama [Opens in a new window]
Aditya Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India j.adityasingh@gmail.com
Kou Murayama*
Affiliation:
Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany k.murayama@uni-tuebingen.de https://motivationsciencelab.com Research Institute, Kochi University of Technology, Kami City, Kochi, Japan
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Abstract

Although creativity and curiosity can be similarly construed as knowledge-building processes, their underlying motivation is fundamentally different. Specifically, curiosity drives organisms to seek information that reduces uncertainty so that they can make a better prediction about the world. On the contrary, creative processes aim to connect distant pieces of information, maximizing novelty and utility.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e115
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