Imagine Dr. Martin finds that a sense of humor is positively correlated with psychological well-being. From this, we can conclude that:
A) humor causes people to be healthier.
B) health causes people to be funnier.
C) people who have a good sense of humor tend to be healthier.
D) people who have a good sense of humor tend to be less healthy.

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The correlation found by Dr. Martin suggests that there is a relationship between having a good sense of humor and being healthier. This relationship does not necessarily imply causation in either direction, so options A and B can be ruled out. Option D is also incorrect as it contradicts the positive correlation found in the statement.