Curosity and motivation

Some researchers convince that curosity is the main core of motivating a person's interest in learning or "knowing.", especially for children. It might be truth for young age groups; yet in the adult world it might be not the case. For instance, in a workplace most people feel "curosity of their new coworkers and "test" the person in many ways. This cursosity might have a negative effect on the new worker - the new environment and the new coworkers keep posting "test" and "tasks" might discourage the new worker's interest in the new working environment.                                        .