Praxis Core Skills For Educators Reading (5713) Practice Exam

In reasoning, what term describes the result that occurs due to a preceding cause?

Cause Effect Consequence Outcome

Correct Answer:

Effect

Explanation:

Think of cause and effect as a simple chain: the cause is what makes something happen, and the effect is what happens as a result. The term that names that result is effect. For example, if you forget to water a plant, the effect is that the plant wilts. The cause is the forgetting; the effect is the wilted plant. A consequence is another way to describe a result, sometimes with a broader or more later-reaching sense, and an outcome is a general result without stressing the direct link to the cause. The word that most precisely points to the direct result of a preceding cause is effect.

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