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O que a Grant Study, de Harvard, concluiu sobre felicidade (ITA 2014)

1 Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development — the 75 year

old Grant Study — that’s reached some fascinating conclusions regarding the recipe for leading a happy life. The

sample group was comprised of healthy male Harvard college students who, over the course of their lifetime, agreed

to meet with an array of scientists and researchers who measured their psychological, physical and anthropological

5 traits. Though all identities are confidential, it was recently discovered that John F. Kennedy was a sample participant.

Following these men through times of war, their careers, parenthood and old age, the Grant Study has amassed an

exorbitant amount of data that deeply reflects the human condition. What can be concluded from seven decades of

data? It is quite simple actually; warm relationships between parents, spouses, children and friends have the greatest

impact on your health and happiness in old age. The study found that 93 percent of the sample group who were

10 thriving at age 65, had a close relationship with a sibling when they were younger. As George Vaillant, the lead

director of the study states, it can all be boiled down into five simple words: “Happiness is love. Full stop.” (Business

Insider.)

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/1055 (acesso em 10/06/2013).

Fonte: Goodnet, acesso em 10/06/2013.

A Grant Study, pesquisa realizada pela Universidade de Harvard,

  1. A) teve por objetivo investigar o comportamento de pessoas idosas e felizes.
  2. B) possibilitou o levantamento gigantesco de dados sobre pesquisadores de Harvard.
  3. C) comprovou que John F. Kennedy foi um homem extremamente feliz.
  4. D) chama-se the 75 year old Grant Study por ser homenagem à faixa etária analisada.
  5. E) comprovou que felicidade na vida adulta está atrelada às relações afetivas ao longo da vida.
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Resposta correta: E

A conclusão do estudo está explícita no texto: “warm relationships between parents, spouses, children and friends have the greatest impact on your health and happiness in old age”, ideia resumida na síntese de George Vaillant, “Happiness is love. Full stop.” — exatamente o que diz E. A inverte o desenho da pesquisa: o grupo foi acompanhado desde a juventude (“healthy male Harvard college students”, seguidos “through times of war, their careers, parenthood and old age”), e não recrutado entre idosos já felizes. D lê “the 75 year old Grant Study” como referência à idade dos participantes, quando os 75 anos são a duração do estudo; C usa Kennedy, citado apenas como participante cuja identidade veio a público, sem qualquer conclusão sobre sua felicidade.

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