The variable types and descriptions below are related to the assessment of causality. Match each of the following descriptions with the corresponding variable type.

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This intervenes between exposure and outcome, making the association between exposure and outcome an indirect causal relationship.

[ Choose ] Moderator Intervening variable (mediator) Confounder Dependent variable

This causes both the exposure and the outcome, making the presumed association between exposure and outcome a spurious one.

[ Choose ] Moderator Intervening variable (mediator) Confounder Dependent variable

This modifies the association between an exposure and an outcome, but a causal relationship still exists between the exposure and outcome.

[ Choose ] Moderator Intervening variable (mediator) Confounder Dependent variable