Epistemic Emotions

Emotions that relate to knowledge and the generation of knowledge. These emotions result from cognitive qualities of knowledge-related tasks and information processing. Examples include curiosity and confusion.

Reference:

Vogl, E., Pekrun, R., Murayama, K., & Loderer, K. (2020). Surprised–curious–confused: Epistemic emotions and knowledge exploration. Emotion, 20(4), 625-614. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000578