For more information about the Emotion Wheel, check out the book Finding Your Why and Finding Your Way. References Ekman, P., Friesen, W. V., & Ellsworth, P. (1972). Emotion in the human face ...

In the 20th century, Paul Ekman ... complex emotions being blends of basic ones. For instance, contempt might amount to a blend of anger and disgust. In 1980, Plutchik constructed a wheel-like ...