PT141.S3.P3.Q17 > Analytics

passage 3

Passage A.

Phenomenon · People are richer now, but not happier

Hypothesis · Habituation and rivalry cause increases the norm against which people compare their income

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Habituation · We adjust to higher incomes and require more

Studies show that a rise in actual income causes an equivalent rise in the income that people say is enough.

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Rivalry · People compare themselves to others

Study by S and H show people prefer being richer than their reference group compared to poorer, even if their absolute income is higher when they're poorer than their reference group. So, people aren't getting happier despite earning more, because their reference group is also earning more.

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Question · Does S and H study show that we like winning over our neighbors?

P10

Answer · Real explanation is that relative prosperity makes people feel they've created value

So, the rivalry explanation is not the best supported.

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Elaborate on answer · Happiness is based on feeling of contributing value

People who earn more are happier, but it's because the higher income makes them feel like they contribute more value. People aren't happier because they're beating other people.

Passage Style

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PrepTest 141 - Section 3 - Passage 3 - Question 17

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