I get these two confused all the time. I feel retarded for asking, but I have to know.....
2006-10-12 08:44:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Affective means something that alters your behavior, emotions, or attitude toward something. Effective means something that produces a certain effect, or result. It can also mean something that has been established (like the law is now effective as of last week.)
2006-10-12 08:57:57 · answer #1 · answered by fizzygurrl1980 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affective-like to affect someone is to influence them. example:
the weather will have an affect on what you wear.
effective-the outcome. like cause and effect. its like the results of it. example: it was cold today. the effect of it being cold is that i wore a sweatshirt.
dont sweat it, i confuse them a lot to.
2006-10-12 09:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by J.C. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affective versus effective:
Affective means relating to, arising from, or influencing emotion
Effective means to produce a decided, decisive, or desired result:
2006-10-12 08:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by Johnna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋