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According to the passage, the 'temporal' distinction between happiness and meaning can be summarized as follows:
- 1Both states are experienced identically in time, but meaning requires more 'statistical controls' to be felt by the individual.
- 2Happiness is situated in the immediate 'now', while meaningfulness involves a broader integration of different points in time.✓
- 3Meaning is found in the 'present moment', whereas happiness requires a complex cognitive link between one's history and one's future goals.
- 4Happiness is a retrospective evaluation of the past, while meaning is an impulsive reaction to the present.
Correct answer
Happiness is situated in the immediate 'now', while meaningfulness involves a broader integration of different points in time.
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