A researcher discovered that people who have low levels of immune-system activity tend to score much lower on tests of mental health than do people with normal or high immune-system activity.The researcher concluded from this experiment that the immune system protects against mental illness as well as against physical disease.
The researcher's conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
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AHigh immune-system activity protects against mental illness better than normal immune-system activity does.
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BMental illness is similar to physical disease in its effects on body systems.
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CPeople with high immune-system activity cannot develop mental illness.
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DMental illness does not cause people's immune-system activity to decrease.
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EPsychological treatment of mental illness is not as effective as is medical treatment.
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正确答案: D