<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Curiosity (from Latin cūriōsitās, from cūriōsus "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and other animals . Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill . </P> <P> The term curiosity can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information . Curiosity as a behavior and emotion is attributed over millennia as the driving force behind not only human development, but developments in science, language, and industry . </P> <P> Curiosity can be seen as an innate quality of many different species . It is common to human beings at all ages from infancy through adulthood, and is easy to observe in many other animal species; these include apes, cats, and rodents . Early definitions cite curiosity as a motivated desire for information . This motivational desire has been said to stem from a passion or an appetite for knowledge, information, and understanding . </P>

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