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Interest is a feeling or emotion[1] that causes attention to focus on an object or an event or a process. In contemporary psychology of interest [2] the term is used as a general concept that may encompass other more specific psychological terms, such as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise[citation needed].
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- ^ The following can be read in a review or blurb concerning Paul Silvia's Exploring the Psychology of interest: "Anyone interested in emotions will find this book on the emotion of interest immensely interesting! If you are among those who question the status of interest as an emotion, this book will convince you. This very real emotion not only exists, but also plays a major role in shaping our lives. This book goes a long way toward documenting what I have long believed. Of all the emotions, interest has the greatest long-term impact across the life span."--Carroll E. Izard, PhD, Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Delaware
- ^ Silvia, Paul (2006) Exploring the Psychology of Interest. University of Oxford
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