The Experience of Novelty and the Novelty of Experience

Liubov Skavronskaya; Brent D Moyle; Noel Scott

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00322

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The Experience of Novelty and the Novelty of Experience

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The Experience of Novelty and the Novelty of Experience

Liubov Skavronskaya, Brent D Moyle and Noel Scott

Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.11, 322

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00322

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novelty

tourism experience

cognitive appraisal theory

emotions

memory

In cognitive psychology novelty is an antecedent of attention, emotion, memory, and behavior. However, the relationship between novelty and experience memorability remains conceptually underdeveloped in tourism. This research applies cognitive appraisal theory (CAT) to explore the contribution of novelty and emotion to memorable tourism experiences (MTEs). Seventy-five novel travel episodes were identified through semi-structured interviews. Analysis focused on the antecedent and consequent conditions of novelty. Novel experiences, whether positive or negative, were identified as critical to experience memorability. Novelty could be segmented into trip-related and event-related dimensions. Novelty contributes to how spatial, temporal, and contextual details of tourism experiences are remembered and reconstructed due to the elicitation of intense emotions. Analysis revealed negative experiences deemed as novel were found to be re-evaluated and often remembered as a positive experience. A conceptual model titled "cognitive appraisal of novelty in memorable tourism experiences" is presented for consideration in future research. By applying a retrospective and prospective approach the conceptual model explores the role of novelty through the process of cognitive appraisal, identifying goals, attention, and prior experiences as central for the experience of novelty. Future research should consider the application of recent advance in CAT to advance inquiry on tourism experiences as a psychological phenomenon.

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Title: The Experience of Novelty and the Novelty of Experience
Authors: Liubov Skavronskaya (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - USC Business School
Brent D Moyle (Author) - Griffith University
Noel Scott (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.11, 322; 12
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00322
ISSN: 1664-1078
Copyright note: Copyright © 2020 Skavronskaya, Moyle and Scott. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450976502621
Output Type: Journal article

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