OpenEmotions™
Common triggers
Surprise may be associated with unexpected change in some contexts.
Illustrative association only; no frequency, universality, or causal direction established.
Inspect claim and provenance ↗← All emotionseditorial seed editorial seed editorial seed editorial seed
emotions / surprise
View JSON ↗Surprise
A response to something experienced as unexpected.
At a glance
Valencemixededitorial estimate
Arousalhigheditorial estimate
DominanceUnknownNo measurement supplied
A working editorial concept. Individual experience, interpretation, and expression vary. This is not an authoritative taxonomy.
- Common triggers
- unexpected change ↗
- Possible appraisals
- novelty ↗
- Response tendencies
- orient attention ↗
- Temporal
Relationships
Associations are possibilities. Follow a connection to inspect its context.
Claim-level evidence
Possible appraisals
Surprise may be associated with novelty in some contexts.
Illustrative association only; no frequency, universality, or causal direction established.
Inspect claim and provenance ↗Response tendencies
Surprise may be associated with orient attention in some contexts.
Illustrative association only; no frequency, universality, or causal direction established.
Inspect claim and provenance ↗Short definition
A response to something experienced as unexpected.
Illustrative association only; no frequency, universality, or causal direction established.
Inspect claim and provenance ↗