If the underlying theory does not suggest a particular direction for the value of an estimated variable, it is appropriate to use a:
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A. B. C. D.C
If there is no suggested directionality to the underlying variable, then you are interested in finding the probability under the null hypothesis that you will find a value beyond a given distance from the null value. For this, you need to use a two-tailed test.