Which of the Following Conditions Should Not Necessarily Be Met

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions should not necessarily be met to establish that a change in the independent variable causes a change in the dependent variable:

• A)The independent and the dependent variable should co-vary: in other words,a change in the dependent variable should be associated with a change in the independent variable.
• B)The independent variable (the presumed causal factor)should precede the dependent variable.In other words,there must be a time sequence in which the two occur: the cause must occur before the effect.
• C)No other factor should possibly cause the change in the dependent variable.Hence,the researcher should control for the effects of other variables.
• D)A third variable should modify the original relationship between the independent and the dependent variable.

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