Dr. Puffer has conducted a correlational study and reported that smoking causes depression. He has failed to consider that both smoking and depression could be caused by some other variable, such as stress. This scenario reflects what problem within the correlation-causation fallacy?

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The scenario reflects the third variable problem, where a third variable can be responsible for the observed correlation between smoking and depression.

Dr Puffer Has Conducted a Correlational Study and Reported That