Imagine Sandy Is Conducting a Longitudinal Study on Exposure to Violent

Imagine Sandy is conducting a longitudinal study on exposure to violent pornography and hostile attitudes towards women. She finds that exposure to violent photography at time 1 predicts hostile attitudes towards women at time 2. But she also finds that hostile attitudes at time 1 predict exposure to violent pornography at time 2. Which of the following is the BEST interpretation of Sandy's findings?

A) Exposure to violent pornography causes hostile attitudes towards women.
B) Hostile attitudes towards women cause people to watch violent pornography.
C) The causal relationship between violent pornography and hostile attitudes likely works in both directions.
D) There is no causal relationship between violent pornography and hostile attitudes towards women.