In a world without God...

[Rahul]

Inqueries can be also made without emotion therefore it is not an emotional response in of itself. It is another form of curiosity that can simply trigger emotion.

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If it is possiable to be curious or inquisitive and not be emotional charged in any way shape or form then these attributes in of themselves are not emotions. These attributes simply trigger emotion.

Example: is it possiable to be angery and it not be tied to an emotional experience? What about joyful or excited? No. One can not be excited and not exhibit emotion. (BTW excitment is the emotion curiosity and inquisitive is the emotion being triggered.) Therefore Excitement, Anger, Joyfulness etc, are emotions. While Curiosity is not*. Because it is possiable to be courious and not exibit or feel any type of emotional response while courious.

*Emphasis added

The below quotes comes from:

Spielberger, C. D. and Reheiser, E. C. (2009), Assessment of Emotions: Anxiety, Anger, Depression, and Curiosity. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 1: 271–302. doi: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01017.x

Author Information
University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
* * Charles D. Spielberger, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. Email: [email protected]

Publication History
Issue published online: 15 SEP 2009
Article first published online: 15 SEP 2009
Found on 14 JUN 2013

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.11...x/abstract

Anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity are major indicators of psychological distress and well-being that require careful assessment. Measuring these psychological vital signs is of critical importance in diagnosis, and can facilitate treatment by directly linking intense emotions to the events that give rise to them. The historical background regarding theory and research on anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity is briefly reviewed, and the nature and assessment of these emotional states and personality traits are examined. The construction and development of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the State-Trait Anger EXpression Inventory (STAXI-2), and the State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI) to assess anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity, and the major components of these emotional states and personality traits, are described in detail.