Whether an experience is positive or negative, when it is about to end it gives us an "extra" feeling of pleasure . This is what researcher Ed O? Brien, from the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan (USA), says in the latest issue of the journal Psychological Science . To demonstrate this, he conducted an experiment with fifty subjects who were asked to taste different types of chocolates (black, milk, cream, caramel and almonds), without informing them of how many pieces of each they would take. But they were warned when it would be the last. All participants enjoyed that final slice more, regardless of what it tasted like.
O? Brien says that this trend can have implications in everyday life. For example, the last book in a trilogy and the last speaker at a conference will be received more positively. And the last candidate in a job interview will seem more qualified than the rest.
