The tendency to see a causal relationship between an event and an outcome when they happen at the same time is referred to as:

A) the misinformation effect.
B) correspondent inference.
C) the fundamental attribution error.
D) the covariation principle.

Covariation Principle

A concept in attribution theory that examines how people attribute behavior to consistent patterns over time, situation, and different entities.

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon where a person's memory becomes less accurate due to the influence of post-event information.

Correspondent Inference

The tendency to draw conclusions about a person's dispositional characteristics from their behavior.