Element dyn.pr. Expectation ↔ Determination

a conclusion as to the cause behind a particular effect

Determination is an evaluation of the forces driving a process. This allows one to anticipate future effects or to take action to stop or enhance a current effect. However, it may just be that a completely different set of forces is really behind the process, causing one to put his efforts in the wrong place. When a person swims directly toward the shore, the current can carry his far down shore. As long as the character possessing Determination sticks with a particular concept of the powers that be, there is the potential it may not get what it expects.

syn. ascertaining causes, discovering causes, finding the reasons why, figuring out factors, discerning antecedents