A Researcher Uses the Pearson Product Moment Correlation to Test

A researcher uses the Pearson product moment correlation to test the relation between a continuous IV and a continuous DV. The Pearson r value is -.80. The researcher interprets this result to mean that there is:

A) A strong positive relation between the two variables
B) As values of the IV increase, values of the DV will increase
C) A strong inverse relation between the two variables
D) a and b