Curiosity, Learning, and Familiar Characters

This study is called Curiosity, Learning, and Familiar Characters. It looks at the role of familiar fictional characters in 4- and 5-year-old children's learning and curiosity. In the study, children will be shown a series of pictures of Elmo and a novel character. The characters will teach about some new animals and then the child will answer some questions about what they learned and their curiosity about the characters themselves. The study aims to understand the intersection between familiarity with a character and how much information children will recall along with what character they will be more curious about.