Everyday curiosity
A continuous summary of how readily you describe the world, activities, and daily situations as interesting. The score reflects endorsement of these ten statements rather than a fixed curiosity type.
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How Does Curiosity Show Up in Your Life?
These ten statements reflect how easily interest, variety, and engagement show up in your everyday self-description. Answer in terms of how you generally see yourself rather than one unusually busy or quiet day.
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This is the 10-item IPIP representation of the Curiosity scale. The official key reports seven positively keyed and three negatively keyed statements, with internal consistency of alpha .78 in the adult Eugene-Springfield Community Sample.
Very Inaccurate through Very Accurate receive 1–5 points. The final three negatively keyed items are reverse scored from 5 to 1, and all ten keyed values are summed for a total from 10 to 50.
10-item IPIP representation of the Curiosity scale
International Personality Item Pool; scale based on the VIA Curiosity construct
Assessment v1.1.0 · Source links checked at publication on September 7, 2026
International Personality Item Pool — public domain; items and scales may be used for any purpose without permission or a fee
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This brief self-report describes how you answered ten curiosity-related statements today. It is not a percentile, ability test, diagnosis, cross-cultural comparison, or complete account of your interests, and results may change with context and time.
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There are no right answers. Choose the response that feels most accurate in everyday life.
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