A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in children.You know this relationship may not be causal because you are not sure which occurred first-watching television or being aggressive.You are questioning which of the following rules of causation?
A)The rule of covariance
B)The rule of temporal precedence
C)The third-variable rule
D)Rule of parsimony

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The rule of temporal precedence states that the cause must come before the effect. In this case, it is unclear whether watching television came before being aggressive or vice versa. Therefore, we cannot establish a causal relationship between the two based on this rule.

A Common Finding in the Study of Aggression Is That