The purpose of the book is to deliver a critical review of the literature andauthors research data relevant for understanding the phenomena of curiosityinformat... » 

The purpose of the book is to deliver a critical review of the literature andauthors research data relevant for understanding the phenomena of curiosityinformation seeking behavior and novelty seeking. The book is designed to be acomprehensive and systematic lecture of areas related to the main subject in away that will enable the reader to grasp the notion of development in terms ofthe evolutionary time scale and ontogenesis. Each of the subjects is explainedon the basis of three perspectives ultimate factors integrative levels andaroximate mechanisms. This work is intended to integrate approaches adoptedwithin psychology ethology and behavioral neuroscience. «