Trait theory is the idea that an individual's personality is made up of numerous traits or characteristics that cause the individual to behave in one way or another. another one. We can easily see how curiosity fits into trait theory. It is almost unanimously agreed that it is actually a character trait that motivates countless actions people perform every day. Trait theory, using the Big Five traits, would most likely categorize curiosity under openness to experience. From there, trait theory would state that curiosity would lie at one end of the spectrum, while prudence would lie at the other. The Big Five also commonly describe curiosity as specifically intellectual curiosity; it would leave aside, for example, a child's natural curiosity about how the world works and focus only on the more scientific aspect of curiosity, that of problem-solving. The reason for this may be Hume's original idea that “good curiosity” was scientific in nature, while “bad curiosity” was too keen an interest in one's neighbor (Hume 1777/1888). However, much of the research done on this trait is very focused on the child's development and personal growth, showing that this trait is best studied outside the confines of the Big Five factor model (Loewenstein