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85-211 : Cognitive Psychology
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What did the authors do? Briefly explain the method, naming
the independent and dependent variables (IV and DV). You must
explicitly state the variables. NOTE: Sometimes there are multiple
IVs and DVs.
The authors gave different flavored chocolates to participants and analyzed
the effect of different conditions on the participants. Each time a participant
would draw a chocolate from a hidden bag, an experimenter would say
Heres your next chocolate or that Heres your last chocolate The
Based on the results, what did the authors conclude? Did they
find support for their hypotheses?
The authors found support for their hypothesis, and concluded that the
salient-ness of the event creates a positivity bias for the end experiences.
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OBrien, E. and Ellsworth, P.C. (2012). Saving the last for best: A positivity
bias for end experiences. Psychological Science, 23(2), 163-165.