DrBirk Suggests That Because Depression Is Associated with Pessimistic Thinking,depressed

Multiple Choice

Dr.Birk suggests that because depression is associated with pessimistic thinking,depressed students would be more likely than nondepressed students to perceive themselves as academically incompetent.Dr.Birk's prediction regarding students' self-perceptions is an example of a(n)

A) illusory correlation.
B) placebo effect.
C) confounding variable.
D) hypothesis.