Among a Sample of Middle-School Students, Dr

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.