Write down a hypothesis that interests you – a clear statement describing a possible causal relationship between two variables – following Pollock’s template from chapter 3.
Then, list possible intervening variables and explain how they might play a role in the causal process and/or interacting variables and how they might shape the causal context.
How (it at all) would these forms of causal complexity affect the way in which you would test your hypothesis? What opportunities do they create? What limitations do they impose?