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Psychology

an emotion in the presence of something vast that challenges one's understanding.

In psychology, awe refers to an emotion in the presence of something vast that challenges one's understanding. This meaning comes from Keltner (2003) in Cognition and Emotion.[1]

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References

Keltner, D., & Haidt, J. (2003). Approaching awe, a moral, spiritual, and aesthetic emotion. Cognition and Emotion, 17(2), 297-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930302297

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