Question

Think about the texts “Study: Experiences Make Us Happier than Possessions” by Elizabeth Landau and “Do Experiences or Possessions Make Us Happier?” from the website ScienceDaily.

Identify two central ideas that are conveyed in the articles.


A. Research was conducted with 154 individuals who reflected on a purchase they recently made.
A. Research was conducted with 154 individuals who reflected on a purchase they recently made.

B. Experiences rarely increase happiness, and this should make consumers cautious.
B. Experiences rarely increase happiness, and this should make consumers cautious.

C. Creating public parks or hiking trails can provide more opportunities for community members to engage in experiences with others.
C. Creating public parks or hiking trails can provide more opportunities for community members to engage in experiences with others.

D. People should seek out experiences over possessions because they increase feelings of connectedness and vitality.
D. People should seek out experiences over possessions because they increase feelings of connectedness and vitality.

E. Different factors can impact whether experiences or possessions make a person happier.
E. Different factors can impact whether experiences or possessions make a person happier.

F. People are more self-conscious when discussing experiences than they are when discussing possessions.