@article{ref1,
title="The effects of curiosity-evoking events on activity enjoyment",
journal="Journal of experimental psychology: applied",
year="2016",
author="Isikman, Elif and MacInnis, Deborah J. and Ülkümen, Gülden and Cavanaugh, Lisa A.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="319-330",
abstract="Whereas prior literature has studied the positive effects of curiosity-evoking events that are integral to focal activities, we explore whether and how a curiosity-evoking event that is incidental to a focal activity induces negative outcomes for enjoyment. Four experiments and 1 field study demonstrate that curiosity about an event that is incidental to an activity in which individuals are engaged, significantly affects enjoyment of a concurrent activity. The reason why is that curiosity diverts attention away from the concurrent activity and focuses attention on the curiosity-evoking event. Thus, curiosity regarding an incidental event enjoyment of a positive focal activity but enjoyment of a negative focal activity. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-898X",
doi="10.1037/xap0000089",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xap0000089"
}