The phrase "affects the preference" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing how one factor influences or changes someone's choices or inclinations.
Example: "The new marketing strategy significantly affects the preference of consumers towards our product."
Alternatives: "influences the choice" or "shapes the preference".
The probability distribution of choosing a behavior affects the preferences of the behaviors.
This perspective is consistent with earlier behavioral research indicating a positive correlation between serotonin function and prosocial behaviors, but goes a step further by proposing how serotonin affects the preferences that drive those behaviors (Fig. 3).
We examined the factors that affected the preference and assessment across communities and found a PA-enclave effect: preference towards the ES categories diverge between residents inside and outside of current protected areas resulted from previous PA management.
Our findings also indicate that income and education levels and also personality traits of agreeableness, neuroticism and openness to experience affect the preference of particular automation levels over the others.
The main intent is to provide a clear picture for Life Cycle Assessment practitioners, who analyze recycling systems and would benefit by knowing whether an end-of-life allocation strategy can affect the preference ranking between products or processes.
The interview also reveals the important aspects which affect the preference of users to choose the input method while texting messaging.
According to the analysis of the collected data, the main factor affecting the preference of respondents toward passenger car is the availability of parking space.
Based on the presented model estimation results, a key factor affecting the preference of respondents toward passenger car is the existence of parking space.
The analysis showed that the main factor affecting the preference of commuters toward passenger car is the availability of parking space.
