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Question: Read the following paragraph. Then choose the summary that includes the main idea of the paragraph. Happiness is a slippery concept, a bundle of meanings. Lots of thinkers have taken a shot at it. Most psychologists and economists who study happiness agree that happiness, what they prefer to call "subjective well-being," comprises three parts: satisfaction, meant to capture how people judge their lives measured up against their aspirations; positive feelings like joy; and the absence of negative feelings like anger. -Eduardo Porter, "What Happiness Is" Scientists who study happiness generally conclude that happy people are satisfied with life, feel positive emotions, and do not feel many negative emotions. Happiness is difficult to define. Happy people feel more positive emotions than negative emotions. Scientists who study happiness generally agree on a few defining characteristics.