Pessimism and other symptoms of depression can set the
stage for negative life events, but at the same time negative life events can also lead to pessimism and other symptoms of depression. The uncertainty of the direction by which these relationships exist indicates the importance of remembering the principle of
A) extraordinary claims.
B) replicability.
C) correlation versus causation.
D) Occam's Razor.
Answer: C
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