The Science of Interest (Paperback, 2017)

Foreword: by Carol S. Dweck Preface: Toward a Science of Interest by Paul A. O'Keefe and Judith M. Harackiewicz Part I: Theories and Perspectives Perspectives Chapter 1: Interest: Knowns, Unknowns, and Basic Processes by Mary Ainely Part II: The Functions of Interest Self-Regulation Chapter 2: The Dynamic Nature of Interest: Embedding Interest within Self-Regulation by Dustin B. Thoman, Carol Sansone, and Danielle Geerling Motivation Chapter 3: Interest and Engagement by Paul A. O'Keefe Learning Chapter 4: The Role of Interest in Learning: Knowledge Acquisition at the Intersection of Situational and Individual Interest by Jerome I. Rotgans and Henk G. Schmidt Part III: The Interest Spectrum Curiosity Chapter 5: Curiosity by Paul J. Silvia Situational Interest Chapter 6: Situational interest: A proposal to enhance conceptual clarity by Maximilian Knogler Individual Interest Chapter 7: The Power Within: How Individual Interest Promotes Domain-Relevant Task Engagement by Amanda M. Durik, Meghan Huntoon Lindeman, and Sarah L. Coley Passion Chapter 8: On the Two Faces of Passion: The Harmonious and the Obsessive by Robert J. Vallerand Obsession Chapter 9: Creative Geniuses, Polymaths, Child Prodigies, and Autistic Savants: The Ambivalent Function of Interests and Obsessions by Dean Keith Simonton Part IV: The Promotion and Development of Interest Promotion and Development Chapter 10: The Promotion and Development of Interest: The Importance of Perceived Values by Chris S. Hulleman, Dustin B. Thoman, Anna-Lena Dicke, and Judith M. Harackiewicz Social Processes Chapter 11: How the Subjective Relationship between the Self, Others, and a Task Drives Interest by Allison Master, Luke P. Butler, and Gregory M. Walton Epilogue:by Judith M. Harackiewicz and Paul A. O'Keefe