SPENDING MONEY ON OTHERS PROMOTES HAPPINESS, p.

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Vocabulary Exercise (Para 1-3)

Match the words with their definitions:

1. Converging (adj) Introduction, line 5 - c

2. Longitudinally (adv) Introduction, line 8 - e
3. Windfall (n) Introduction, line 9 - j
4. Counterintuitive (adj) para 1, line 5 - g
5. Subvert (v) para 2, line 1 - b
6. Prosocial (adj) para 2, line 2 - i
7. Acquaintances (n) para 2, line 3 - a
8. Index (plural: indexes or indices) (n) para 3, line 6 and 8 - d
9. magnitude (n) para 3, line 12 - f
10. preclude (v) para 3, line 14 - h

a. people we know (who are not close friends)

b. to undermine, trying to destroy
c. coming from different directions and meeting
d. an indicator or measure of something
e. running lengthwise or timewise
f. great size or extent
g. contrary to the common-sense expectations
h. to prevent from happening
i. relating to behavior which is positive and helpful, intended to benefit other people
j. a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount
of mon
 Questions (Para 1-3)

1. Which counterintuitive finding prompted the investigation described in the article?

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2. Provide the following information:

Study No. 1 (para. 3)

(a) Research question is there relation between spending choices and happiness

(b) Sample 632 Americans (55% female)

(c) Procedure we asked a nationally representative sample of 632 Americans (55% female) to rate their
general happiness, to report their annual income, and to estimate how much they spent in a typical
month on (i) bills and expenses, (ii) gifts for themselves, (iii) gifts for others, and (iv) donations to charity

(d) Conclusions: What variables were shown to affect happiness? the effects of income and
prosocial spending

What variable proved irrelevant to happiness? s personal spending