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VIA institution
The VIA institution on character is an institution which contains a collection of 24 character stregnths which everyone has in varying degrees. All 24 character strengths are divided up into 6 virtue catagories. Curiosity is classified as a character strength located in the virtue category of wisdom. People who are high in curiosity are described as wanting to learn anything and everything. They are also high on openness to new experience on the five factor model of personality.

sensation seeking
Curiosity is directly related to sensation seeking as it makes up a core component of intrinsic motivation. Sensation seeking is one of the intrinsic motivational forces which drives us to take risks by approaching new situations in the face of adversity. ‘‘sensation seeking is a trait defined by the seeking of varied, novel, complex, and intense sensations and experiences, and the willingness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experience.’’ Sensation seeking and curiosity are both important parts of personality as they each contribute to an individual’s openness to new experiences according the the five factor model developed by Costa and McCrae

Diversive curiosity
Similar to sensation seeking, diversive curiosity seeks stimulation, creates excitement, and thrives when faced with adversity. Individuals who are shown to be high in diversive curiosity will often place themselves in daring situations which are high risk' Diversive exploration is used to raise arousal levels in order to satisfy diversive curiosity. References: Byman, R. (2005). Curiosity and sensation seeking: A conceptual and empirical examination. Personality and Individual Differences, 38(6), 1365-1379. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2004.09.004