AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cause and effect is the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen. For example, if we eat too much food and do not exercise, we gain weight. Eating food without exercising is the “cause; ” weight gain is the “effect.” There may be multiple causes and multiple effects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Causation indicates that one event is the result of the occurrence of the other event; i.e. there is a causal relationship between the two events. This is also referred to as cause and effect.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two teaching strategies are often effective in teaching students to recognize and understand the cause/effect text structure: teaching signal words (because, so, and since) and teaching the three types of cause/effect relationships (stated, unstated, and sequential).

Detailed explanation-4: -Single cause-multiple effect: namely, that one action has several ramifications. Multiple cause-single effect: conversely, that there are several reasons (usually with varying degrees of causation) for one result.