Which actions in Kingdoms of Amalur grant experience?
Solution 1:
Things that get you experience:
Successfully picking locks (only if you do it manually, if you force open the lock you won't get experience)
Doing quests
Killing enemies and civilians
Dispelling wards on chests
Activating lorestones
Finding new locations
Things that won't get you experience:
Crafting, Sagecrafting and doing Alchemy
Stealing items, regardless of whether you do it successfully or get caught
Killing chickens =(
Disarming traps
Successful persuasion attempts