Which of the Following Is a Reason That Public Administrators

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason that public administrators should understand the Constitution according to David H. Rosenbloom?

• A) So that managerial and political approaches are compatible with constitutional principles and values.
• B) Oaths to support the Constitution may be more important than routine administrative functions.
• C) Public administrators may be personally liable for civil damages if they act in contravention to the Constitution.
• D) All of the above are reasons that public administrators should understand the Constitution.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, a concept introduced by B.F. Skinner.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of lessened response.

Extinction

In biology, it is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms, normally a species.