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Test Spending on Others vs Spending on Self
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1st QUESTION: What is "prosocial spending" according to the text?
Spending money on oneself to indulge oneself
Hoarding resources for survival
Spending money on other people
The temporary pleasure of a new possession
QUESTION 2: In the money experiment, which group felt significantly happier at the end of the day?
The group that spent it on themselves
The group that spent it on someone else
Both groups were equally happy
The group that saved it for the future
3rd QUESTION: Why does spending money on ourselves often not bring lasting happiness?
Because it feeds the "hedonic treadmill" and we adapt quickly
Because it improves our self-image as generous people
Because it strengthens our social connections
Because the primitive brain drives us to hoard
QUESTION 4: What is one of the profound and lasting benefits of prosocial spending?
It gives us a sense of temporary pleasure
It satisfies the consumer culture
It is the key to self-indulgence
It strengthens our social connections
QUESTION 5: What did correlational research (surveys) reveal about spending on oneself?
That it was directly related to unhappiness
That it had no relation to happiness
That it was more important than prosocial spending
That it increased happiness only if the amount was large
QUESTION 6: What is most important in prosocial spending in order to experience its benefits, according to the text?
The type of gift (gadget vs. whim)
The reaction of the person receiving the gift
The act of giving itself, rather than the amount
The amount of money spent
7TH QUESTION: How does prosocial spending improve our self-image?
It makes us see ourselves as generous and caring people
It makes us feel materialistic and self-indulgent
It feeds the "hedonic treadmill"
It gives us a sense of fleeting pleasure
8TH QUESTION: What surprising truth does psychological research on money and happiness reveal?
That materialism is the key to satisfaction
That the primitive brain is always right
That buying gadgets is the direct path to pleasure
That spending money on others makes us happier than spending it on ourselves
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