Abstract:

Interpersonal curiosity, which is the desire for new information about people, is of great importance in social interaction and human relationship. We aim to examine how an individual’s current social circumstance and gender influence interpersonal curiosity. Participants were asked to complete a two-person gambling task with an assistant unknown to them. Results demonstrate that (1) when people’s current circumstances are better than those of others under the same situation, the degree of their interpersonal curiosity is stronger; and (2) females are more curious about other people than are males when their exploratory behaviors are free. This study is an initial foray into providing comprehensive knowledge on interpersonal curiosity.

Key words: interpersonal curiosity, exploratory behavior, current circumstance, gender

摘要：

人际好奇是指渴望获得新异、未知的关于他人的信息，在人们的社交活动中有着重要的意义。通过一个两人共同完成的赌博任务考察了个体当前状况及性别等因素对人际好奇的调节作用。结果发现：被试当前状况最佳即赢钱最多时，更倾向于去观看对方的结果；在不需付代价就可观看对方结果时，女性被试的人际好奇显著强于男性被试，而在需要付出代价时男女性被试没有显著差异。结论：当个体处于优势地位时，相对于处于劣势的人其人际好奇更强烈；女性比男性的人际好奇更强烈，但在满足人际好奇的过程中却会因需要付出一定代价而减少探究行为。

关键词: 人际好奇, 探索行为, 当前状况, 性别