Among a Sample of Middle-School Students, Dr

question 62

Multiple Choice

Among a sample of middle-school students, Dr. Dyer finds a correlation of -.60 between the time children spend outside each week and their scores on an index of depression. Each of the following interpretations is consistent with this data EXCEPT:

• A)Depression prevents children from spending time outside.
• B)Spending time outside prevents children from becoming depressed.
• C)A personality trait, such as openness to experience, is related both to spending time outside and to susceptibility to depression.
• D)There is a perfect relationship between spending time outside and depression.

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