Compare the following two causal models: (A) Homelessness results in high levels of drug use, which in turn increase criminal behavior. (B) Drug use results in a greater likelihood of homelessness and in more criminal behaviors. When drug use is statistically controlled, the relation between homelessness and criminal behavior disappears. What is the causal role of drug use in models A and B?
A. intervening in A, extraneous in B
B. extraneous in A, intervening in B
C. no causal role in either A or B
D. extraneous in both
Answer: A
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