A test of the peak-end rule with extended autobiographical events
Memory & CognitionPublished 1 January 2008Open access
Simon Kemp, Christopher D. B. Burt, Laura Furneaux
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Overall, the results indicate much reconstruction of the affective states and a number of summary measures provided reasonable prediction of the recalled overall happiness of the vacation.
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Forty-nine students went on vacation for an average of 7 days and sent daily text messages about the happiness they had experienced over the previous 24 h. After their vacation, they were questioned on the overall happiness they had experienced and were asked to recall the daily record of their happiness. The duration of the vacation had no effect on the subsequent evaluations, and participants were not able to recall the detail of their day-to-day changes in happiness. A number of summary measures provided reasonable prediction of the recalled overall happiness of the vacation. The peak-end rule was not an outstandingly good predictor. Overall, the results indicate much reconstruction of the affective states.
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