Boyce and Moore found that an individual's rank, viewed this way, was a stronger predictor of happiness than absolute wealth.

照这么看来，Boyce和Moore发现一个人的排名，和绝对财富相比，更能预示他的幸福度。

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Among many things, the behaviourists have found that it is relative, not absolute wealth, that matters most to people.

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Perhaps each society's richer people are also happier because happiness comes not from absolute wealth but from relative wealth--recall H.

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