THE ROLE OF CURIOSITY IN ENSURING ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS
The following article describes a rich understanding of the role of curiosity in facilitating academic and personal success in high-
achieving language learners. Additionally, five areas such as intellectual challenge, approach to uncertainty, relationship to fear
of failure, search for meaning and purpose, and the effect of psychosocial support were analyzed.
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