Abstract: Science and technology museum is an important institution to carry out science popularization and improve citizens' scientific literacy. Stimulating the curiosity of visitors is an important concept and foundation of science and technology museum. Exhibits are important carrier for science and technology museums to carry out science popularization. This paper discusses the psychological research results of stimulating curiosity of visitors, significance of stimulating curiosity to learn in science and technology museum, and the practice to develop exhibits for the purpose of stimulating curiosity through literature research. It provides an important basis for further quantitative study on the degree of curiosity stimulated by science and technology museum exhibits by using psychological methods and further research on relevant methods to enhance curiosity stimulated by science and technology museums exhibits.

科技馆是开展科普教育、提升公民科学素质的重要机构.激发观众的好奇心是科技馆的建馆理念和立馆之本.展品是科技馆开展科普工作的重要载体,本文通过文献研究系统梳理科技馆展品激发观众好奇心的心理学研究基础,激发好奇心对场馆学习的重要意义以及以激发好奇心为目的的科技馆展品设计实践,为进一步运用心理学方法量化研究科技馆展品激发好奇心的程度,并为发掘提升科技馆展品激发好奇心的相关方法奠定重要基础.

中国科学技术馆课题“科技馆展品对未成年人好奇心激发机制与培养效能的研究”(项目编号: KYXM-B-2021-02)。