Lauren Alloy and Her Colleagues Investigated the Link Between Negative

Lauren Alloy and her colleagues investigated the link between negative thinking and vulnerability to depression. Their study involved a group of first-year college students who had no prior history of depression. Over a 2.5-year period, they found that approximately ____ of those students with a negative cognitive style experienced MINOR depressive episodes, compared to approximately ____ of those students who did not have a negative cognitive style.

A) 40 percent; 5 percent
B) 10 percent; 1 percent
C) 10 percent; 40 percent
D) 95 percent; 20 percent