surprise

Summary

surprise is a basic emotion^[1]. surprise draws 418 Wikipedia views per month (basic_emotion category, ranking #3 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• surprise's instance of is recorded as basic emotion^[3].
• surprise's instance of is recorded as emotion^[4].
• surprise's instance of is recorded as reaction^[5].
• surprise is part of theory of emotion^[6].
• surprise is part of psychological terminology^[7].
• surprise's Commons category is recorded as Surprise^[8].
• surprise is the opposite of anticipation^[9].
• surprise's has cause is recorded as deviation^[10].
• surprise's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[11].

Body

Context

Part of include theory of emotion^[6], a psychological theory^[12] and psychological terminology^[7]. Recorded instance of include basic emotion^[3], emotion^[4], and reaction^[5].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for surprise include thaumasite^[13], a mineral species^[14].

Why It Matters

surprise draws 418 Wikipedia views per month (basic_emotion category, ranking #3 of 3).^[2] surprise has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] surprise is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for surprise include thaumasite^[13], a mineral species^[14].