Question

Dashiel is 20 months old. His mother tells him that he must not touch the candle that she just lit, and then she turns her back to continue tidying the room. When she turns back around, she sees Dashiel trying to dip his finger in the melted wax under the flame. What best explains Dashiel's behavior? a) Stubbornness is part of Dashiel's personality. b) Dashiel's actions were driven by curiosity. c) Dashiel is demonstrating early evidence of a deviant personality. d) Dashiel may have a hearing problem.

Answer 1

Dashiel's actions were driven by curiosity.

Step-by-step explanation:

Curiosity: This denotes the emotion or behavior of being curious, concerning the desire of gaining information or knowledge. Curiosity is one of the factors in the development of not only human beings but also in the development of language and science.

A curious person is eager to know or learn new things, have exciting or arousing speculation, attention, and interest in being highly unusual.

There are two aspects of being curious:

1. Positive.

2. Negative or pejorative.