“…Among self‐reporting surveys, one of the most commonly referenced and used/modified instruments is known as the Situational Interest Survey (Linnenbrink‐Garcia et al ., ). Multiple researchers have used this instrument in an effort to investigate SI in a variety of contexts (see Allen, Muragishi, Smith, Thoman, & Brown, ; Corkin, Yu, Wolters, & Wiesner, ; Plass et al ., ; Stoel, van Drie, & van Boxtel, ), but self‐reporting methodologies invite criticism of reliability. In light of more advanced technologies developing in neuroscience, Hidi () called for integrating research across fields to better understand macro‐level questions of motivation, like SI.…”