In Looking Through Some Medical Records You Find That There

question 47

Multiple Choice

In looking through some medical records you find that there is a strong relationship between depression and chronic pain: the stronger the physical pain that people report, the higher their scores on an inventory that measures depression. Which of the following conclusions are justified?

• A) Depression tends to produce chronic pain.
• B) Chronic pain tends to produce depression.
• C) Both chronic pain and depression result from some unknown third factor.
• D) any of these statements could be true

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