The Three Settings for Bureaucratic Agencies Within the Executive Branch

question 49

Multiple Choice

The three settings for bureaucratic agencies within the executive branch are ____________________.

• A) government bureaucracy, as an independent agency, or as an executive office of the president
• B) within a department, government corporation, or government bureaucracy
• C) within a department, as an independent agency, or as a government corporation
• D) as an executive office of the president, government corporation, or independent agency
• E) within a government agency, as an executive office of the president, or independent agency

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Illusory Correlations

The cognitive bias of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists.

Cognitive Maps

Mental representations of physical locations, allowing an individual to visualize paths or navigate spaces they have experienced.

Algorithms

Step-by-step procedures or formulas for solving problems or completing tasks, often used in computing and mathematical problem-solving.