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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Mind, I'm Erika Beras. Got a minute?

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2 .You might assume that a new purse, painting or pair of shoes will bring happiness.

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3 .Although you'd probably get a bigger kick out of attending a play or spending a week in Paris.

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4 .But people still mostly opt for items over experiences, because the value of items is more easily quantifiable.

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5 .That's according to a study in The Journal of Positive Psychology.

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6 .Researchers surveyed people before and after they made purchases.

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7 .Beforehand, they rated life experiences as making them happier and as a better use of money than buying objects.

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8 .But subjects still tended to buy objects over experiences.

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9 .Then, despite picking items, most said they still believed the experiences would have been a better choice.

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10 .The researchers ascribe this conflict to the tangible and quantifiable nature of a thing.

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11 .You can point to a car and say how much its worth.

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12 .But taking that car on a cross-country trip is an experience, and experiences can't easily be assigned a value.

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13 .Unless of course, you're still paying off that week in Paris.

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14 .Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Mind. I'm Erika Beras.

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