If you were interested in empirically testing whether the saying, "More money, more problems" is true, which variable would you expect to see change first in order to establish temporal precedence?
A) money
B) problems
C) neither, they would have to change at the same time
D) neither, because money and problems are not related

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To establish temporal precedence, which is necessary to determine causality, the cause must precede the effect. Therefore, if you're testing the saying "More money, more problems," you would expect to see money (the presumed cause) change first, before observing any change in problems (the presumed effect).

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