You can buy happiness, if it’s an experience

1.) Part A: Which of the following best describes the central idea of the article?

A) People gain just as much joy from buying temporary experiences as they do from buying lasting products

B) People like buying experiences and products, but they gain more joy from the experiences they purchase than the products.

C) People feel negatively about buying products and positively about buying experiences

D) People gain more joy from buying experiences than buying products, but scientists have no explanation why this happens

B

Explanation:

B is the better choice. As it says in the article, "Plus when it comes to experiences, money isn’t as much of an issue, the researchers hypothesize. People may be competitive when it comes to keeping up with the Joneses, but tend to be less competitive about spending on experiences.

And as people age, they tend to find more joy in ordinary, everyday experiences like walking or gardening, compared to that trip to Fiji, another recent study found." And if you read further into the article, there is more evidence about how people find more joy in experiences they can purchase.