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What is exploratory behavior? There are numerous definitions of exploration, but all agree on the result of exploratory behavior: exploration leads to the acquisition of information about unknown objects or situations. The concept of unknown as a feature of an object is quite difficult, and the different definitions of exploration simply assume that something unknown can become known to an exploring individual.
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Schölmerich, A. (1994). The Process and Consequences of Manipulative Exploration. In: Keller, H., Schneider, K., Henderson, B. (eds) Curiosity and Exploration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77132-3_14
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