Regulating interest socially 1 DRAFT 11/26/05 Talking about interest: Exploring the role of social interaction for regulating motivation and the interest experience Dustin B. Thoman, Carol Sansone, & Monisha Pasupathi University of Utah 380 South 1530 East, Room 502 Salt Lake City, UT, 84112 e-mail: dustin.thoman@psych.utah.edu or carol.sansone@psych.utah.edu RUNNING HEAD: Regulating interest socially Key words: interest, self-regulation, intrinsic motivation, interpersonal emotions, social construction