Commonly Confused Words: Affect vs Effect
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Which word is typically used as a noun?

  • Affect
  • Effect (correct)
  • Create
  • Influence
  • Which term is used in psychology and psychiatry with the technical meaning 'an expressed or observed emotional response'?

  • Create
  • Affect (correct)
  • Effect
  • Influence
  • Which word means 'to influence, create a change, or alter something or someone'?

  • Influence
  • Effect
  • Create
  • Affect (correct)
  • What is the main difference between the most common uses of 'affect' and 'effect'?

    <p>Affect is an action, while effect is the end result of an action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the meaning of 'to effect change'?

    <p>To cause change to happen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of 'effect' being used as part of a well-established compound noun?

    <p>Both c and d</p> Signup and view all the answers

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