What Do Facebook Posts, Text Messages, or Computer Preferences Have

question 110

Multiple Choice

What do Facebook posts, text messages, or computer preferences have in common in an investigation of personality?

• A) They represent self-reports that people provide.
• B) They are questionnaire-based methods of investigation.
• C) They are unreliable measures of personality dimensions.
• D) They are behavioral measures that can reveal underlying personality traits.

---

Definitions:

Interstate Commerce Commission

The first federal agency monitoring business operations, established in 1887 to regulate the railroad industry and later expanded to oversee other modes of transportation and commerce.

Railroad Rate-making

The process by which railroad companies set freight and passenger rates, historically a significant regulatory and economic issue in the United States.

Pendleton Civil Service Act

A federal law enacted in 1883 that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of merit and created a civil service commission.

Federal Jobs

are positions within the various branches of the United States government, including civilian and military roles.