I made up a sentence demonstrating the different uses of "affect" and  
"effect" for fun:

"An effective treatment for phobias is to use desensitization therapy  
to effect the desired affective response, having a beneficial effect  
on the patient's affect. "

We could go further with the verb use of "affect":

"Phobias so serious that they adversely affect the patient's social  
life can be treated effectively with desensitization therapy, which  
effects the desired affective response, having a beneficial effect on  
the patient's affect."

Not exactly a stylistic prize-winner, but fun nevertheless.

Dr. Johanna Rubba, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Linguistics
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Dept.
Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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Dept. tel.: 805-756-2596
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URL: cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba

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