Sheldon Cohen and his colleagues found that development of colds

A) was more strongly related to the duration of stress than its severity.
B) was not reliably related to the severity of the stress but to the presence of stress.
C) was related only to stress that was both long-term and also severe.
D) showed no relationship between prior stress and subsequently developing colds.

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​Sheldon Cohen and his colleagues found that development of coldsA)  ​was more strongly related to the duration of stress than its severity.B)  ​was not reliably related to the severity of the stress but to the presence of stress.C)  ​was related only to stress that was both long-term and also severe.D)  ​showed no relationship between prior stress and subsequently developing colds.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Sheldon Cohen's research demonstrated that the likelihood of developing colds was more closely linked to how long stress lasted rather than how severe the stress was.

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