temporal precedence

in establishing cause–effect relationships between two variables, the principle that the cause must be shown to have occurred before the effect. Two other requirements are those of covariation and nonspuriousness (i.e., there are no plausible alternative explanations for the observed relationship).

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May 8th 2024

bizarreness effect

see distinctiveness effect.