When can I claim causation?
When you manipulated the independent variable, controlled plausible alternatives, and established that the cause preceded the effect. Without manipulation you are describing an association, and your conclusions have to use associational language throughout.
This comes up on Psychology Research Methods, where it is answered in the context of the work itself.
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