In which situations do they appear?

Knowing which emotions could appear in which situations is necessary, yet there is no "set in stone" guideline.

In essence, any emotion could come into a situation.

Let's explore that statement.

 

Say I find an old rusty box. What do I feel? Why?

   

I could feel sad, because the box was my late grandfather's and he's, well, dead.

I could be interested, because the carvings on the box remind me of some mysterious shapes I dreamed of.

I could feel anything but my emotion should be well supported with details to seem possible.

 

The lesson is apparent: while any emotion could appear in any situation, the feeling needs reasons - details that sparked the emotion, and facts that justify it.