Surprise is a cognitive emotion that occurs when an unexpected situation occurs. An adequate response to a deviation from the norm.
If an unexpected situation turns out to be dangerous, then surprise turns into fear .
If an unexpected situation turns out to be safe, then surprise turns into interest .
If the unexpected situation turns out to be pleasant, then surprise turns into joy .
Surprise is a reaction that represents the difference between expectations and reality, the gap between our assumptions and expectations about worldly events and how these events really happen. The hormone wonder agent is dopamine . The stronger the surprise, the stronger and longer the release of dopamine, so be surprised at your health. Almost anything can be surprising, provided that it turns out to be either unexpected or erroneously expected. Looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches can be amazing. When a person bites off a piece of cake, the filling of which looks like chocolate cream, the taste of the filling of pork and mushrooms may come as a surprise to him. Such a taste was pseudo unexpected for him.
Surprise is an emotion created for learning. It is within this emotion that your mental abilities, the ability to memorize, process, fix, and structure information are ultimate.
Sometimes it is believed that surprise is an external manifestation of emotion and extroverts are surprised more often than introverts , but it is difficult to prove it.