Awe is considered a transformational and multifaceted emotion. Vastness is the core
cognitive appraisal associated with awe, which activates a need for cognitive …

This narrative review aims to contribute to the scientific literature on awe by reviewing seven
perspectives on the evolutionary function of awe. Each is presented with accompanying …

With environmental protection gaining traction, prompting tourists to undertake pro-
environmental behavior via self-guidance (vs. compliance with rules) merits attention. This …

Recent work has argued that curiosity can improve learning. However, these studies also
leave open the possibility that being on the verge of knowing can itself induce curiosity. We …

Preregistration has been proposed as a useful method for making a publicly verifiable
distinction between confirmatory hypothesis tests, which involve planned tests of ante hoc …

Objective Guided by a functional account of awe, we aimed to test the hypothesis that
people who often feel awe are also more curious (Studies 1 and 2), and that this relationship …

It is commonly claimed that science and religion are logically and psychologically at odds
with one another. However, previous studies have mainly examined American samples; …

In recent years, there has been a call in the research for greater attention to the role of affect
in science learning and practice. Awe, which is characterized in the literature as an emotion …

Awe is a widely researched, self-transcendent emotion with a robust ability to prompt
prosocial behavior. Within the communication and media disciplines, however, the effects of …

The aim of this paper is to review research on epistemic emotions in learning. The emphasis
is not only on the cognitive states that give rise to epistemic emotions but also on the …