Answer Document for "Common Lit: You Can Buy Happiness..."
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 for why this happens.