@inproceedings{35be98a473034e46aee9c9ce642b8cda,
title = "Inquiry, Theory-Formation, and the Phenomenology of Explanation",
abstract = "Explanations not only increase understanding; they are often deeply satisfying. In the present research, we explore how this phenomenological sense of “explanatory satisfaction” relates to the functional role of explanation within the process of inquiry. In two studies, we address the following questions: 1) Does explanatory satisfaction track the epistemic, learning-directed features of explanation? and 2) How does explanatory satisfaction relate to both antecedent and subsequent curiosity? In answering these questions, we uncover novel determinants of explanatory satisfaction and contribute to the broader literature on explanation and inquiry.",
keywords = "curiosity, explanation, inquiry, learning, theories",
author = "Liquin, {Emily G.} and Tania Lombrozo",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to EL [DGE 1656466]. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Cognitive Science Society: Creativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019.All rights reserved.; 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Creativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019 ; Conference date: 24-07-2019 Through 27-07-2019",
year = "2019",
language = "American English",
series = "Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Creativity + Cognition + Computation, CogSci 2019",
publisher = "The Cognitive Science Society",
pages = "664--670",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society",
}