Psychologists and Other Scientists Are Cautious in the Statements They

question 91

Multiple Choice

Psychologists and other scientists are cautious in the statements they make about the connection between personality and health for a number of reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

• A)A person's health at any given time is influenced by the complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors.
• B)Personality factors might indirectly lead to disease via poor health habits.
• C)The vast majority of the studies investigating the role of psychological factors in disease are experimental rather than correlational.
• D)It may be that disease influences a person's emotions rather than the other way around.

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