To conclude that watching television violence gives rise to aggressive behavior in children, researchers need to show that children who watch television violence behave aggressively and that children who do not watch television violence do not behave aggressively. This is called
A. illusory correlation.
B. covariation of cause and effect.
C. elimination of alternative explanations.
D. temporal precedence.
Answer: B
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