December 22, 2015

Gizmodo reports on a new study by UBC psychologists that examined whether receiving a gift can bring as much happiness as participating in an experience. By tracking the happiness of the participants over two weeks, researchers found that experiential gifts gave more intense happiness during the experience but material gifts made people happier more frequently over the time.

http://news.ubc.ca/2015/12/22/study-shows-material-things-can-bring-happiness/