Affect or Effect?

*Strategy: think “A for Action” (Action = Verb : Affect)

Affect is a verb. How will changing the health care system affect students?

Effect is a noun. What will be the effect of higher ticket prices?

Exceptions (relatively rare): In the idiom “to effect a change,” meaning to bring about a change, effect is a verb; and in psychology, affect can be a noun, meaning a feeling or emotion.