Professor White finds that students who read a daily newspaper display more knowledge of current events than students who do not read a daily newspaper.This identification of a cause of behaviour is an example of what type of evidence?
A) Cognitive awareness
B) Temporal precedence
C) Covariation of cause and effect
D) Elimination of alternative explanations

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Covariation of cause and effect is the identification of a relationship between the cause and effect variables, in this case, reading a daily newspaper and knowledge of current events. The other options, cognitive awareness, temporal precedence, and elimination of alternative explanations, are also important aspects of establishing causality, but the given scenario specifically describes the identification of a cause-effect relationship.

Professor White Finds That Students Who Read a Daily Newspaper