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Which statement about happiness is true?
Responses

It is something people can cultivate through behavior.

It is something people can cultivate through behavior.

It is influenced by financial status.

It is influenced by financial status.

It is determined largely by outside circumstances.

It is determined largely by outside circumstances.

It increases according to an objective measure of beauty.

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It is something people can cultivate through behavior.

Briefly: research in positive psychology shows intentional activities (gratitude, social connection, exercise, mindfulness, goals) meaningfully raise happiness. Money and circumstances matter to a degree (money helps meet needs, with diminishing returns), but they’re not the main determinant; “objective beauty” is not a reliable predictor of happiness.