Kemp, S., Burt, C. D., &Furneaux, L. (2008). A test of the peak-end rule with extended autobiographical events. Memory &Cognition, 36(1), 132-138.
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 ...