Description:
The Epistemic Curiosity Scale was developed by Litman et al. (2003). It comprises 10 items with a 4-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree". The questionnaire aims to assess a person's interest in exploring new ideas and finding out how things work. A German version of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale was developed by Renner et al. (2006).
Citation:
When using the German version of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale, the correct citation is:
Renner, B. (2006). Curiosity about people: The development of a measure of social curiosity in adults. Journal of Personality Assessment, 87, 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa8703_11
When using the English version of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale, the correct citation is:
Litman, J.A. & Spielberger, C.D. (2003). Measuring epistemic curiosity and its diversive and specific components. Journal of Personality Assessment, 80, 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327752JPA8001_16
Downlaod:
German version of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale
Publications and uses of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale:
- Heimbuch, S., & Bodemer, D. (2015). Let's Talk about Talks: Supporting Knowledge Exchange Processes on Wiki Discussion Pages. In Ninth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/8zgxj
- Heimbuch, S., & Bodemer, D. (2017). Controversy awareness on evidence-led discussions as guidance for students in wiki-based learning. The Internet and Higher Education, 33, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2016.12.001
- Heimbuch, S., & Bodemer, D. (2018). Interaction of guidance types and the Need for Cognitive Closure in wiki-based learning. PeerJ, 6, e5541. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5541
- Litman, J. A., & Mussel, P. (2013). Validity of the interest-and deprivation-type epistemic curiosity model in Germany. Journal of Individual Differences, 34(2), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000100
- Mussel, P. (2010). Epistemic curiosity and related constructs: Lacking evidence of discriminant validity. Personality and Individual Differences, 49(5), 506–510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.014
- Mussel, P. (2013). Intellect: A theoretical framework for personality traits related to intellectual achievements. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(5), 885–906. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031918
- Mussel, P., Spengler, M., Litman, J. A., & Schuler, H. (2011). Development and validation of the German work-related curiosity scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 28(2), 109–117. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000098