Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?

sciencedaily.com — Knowing how long a good experience will last makes it better, but being aware of the duration of an unpleasant event makes it worse, according to a new study. But people usually predict the opposite effect. May 10, 2011 View in Crawl 4

Dinner with the in-laws: Why does knowing how long a bad experience will last make it worse?