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Surprise is not an emotion in the same sense as joy or sadness is. It does not have all the characteristics of the other emotions, but it has some very useful functions.
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Izard, C.E. (1977). Surprise-Startle. In: Human Emotions. Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2209-0_11
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