Imagine a researcher argues that sugar stimulates violent behavior in children after conducting an experiment in which children’s behavior was monitored and they were later surveyed about their sugar intake for the day. Which of the following would
undermine the researcher’s claim of causality?
A) The children ate sugar after their play was monitored but not before.
B) The children who did not eat sugar behaved peacefully.
C) The children ate sugar before their play was monitored but not after.
D) The children who played most violently consumed the most sugar.
Answer: A
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