What did Brown and Harris find when they followed women over a one-year period to study the link between depression and stressful life events?
a. None of those who experienced a severe life event became depressed.
b. Most of those who experienced a severe life event became depressed.
c. Although life events and depression were related, most people who experienced such events did not become depressed.
d. Although life events and depression were related, the results suggested that depression actually caused the life events.
Answer: c.
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