ABSTRACT
Recorded history is full of accounts of expeditions to unknown parts of the world through which venturesome explorers have sought to enlarge their experience. Legends handed down from prehistoric times tell of similar expeditions undertaken by members of ancient tribes. Evidently the desire to explore is deep-seated in human nature. Motives other than the desire to explore have led men to travel. Traders have carried merchandise to strange peoples in distant lands and brought back many articles secured through barter and trade. In the modern world travel has become so common that those who are not seeking gain and even those who are not venturesome go on extended journeys and become acquainted with men and things very different from those with which they come in contact in their native environments. The psychological motives for exploration and travel are many and varied, but they can all be classified under the general heading of desire for enlargement of experience.
