Pat notices that when thunder can be heard in the distance,her dog,Rudy hides under her desk,and she believes that the thunder causes Rudy to hide.She notices that Rudy does not hide in response to other loud noises,if,for example,she drops a cast iron pan in the kitchen.In experimental terms,Pat has observed ____.
A)temporal precedence
B)covariation
C)plausibility
D)causality

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Covariation refers to the observation that two events occur together, such as thunder and Rudy hiding, suggesting a potential relationship between them.

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