Explore-exploit decisions require us to trade off the benefits of exploring unknown options to
learn more about them, with exploiting known options, for immediate reward. Such decisions …

Active learning is a critical component of human development, however, the mechanisms
supporting it are not fully understood. Given that early learning experiences may affect both …

Highlights•Explanation-seeking curiosity (ESC) motivates the pursuit of explanations.•ESC is
highly selective: it is not triggered merely by ignorance or uncertainty.•Children can acquire …

Recent studies suggest children's exploratory play is consistent with formal accounts of
rational learning. Here we focus on the tension between this view and a nearly ubiquitous …

Exploratory play supports children's learning, but the factors that influence play are not fully
identified. Here, we investigate whether experiencing an unexpected success on an initial …

Children learn a lot from others, but the effectiveness of their social learning depends on the
reliability of others' help. How do children adapt their future learning decisions based on the …

Preschool education has aroused extensive attention in recent years. This article researches
on immersive preschool education based on virtual reality technology. Design interesting …

When a 4-year-old child hears the word “democracy” for the first time, she might be curious
about what the word means because of its novelty. Her likelihood of being curious about …

From early in life, young children learn conventional information, including artifact uses and
formal systems like mathematics. Children's active experience has long been considered …