These Represent Our Feelings About the Worth of Something, and They

question 30

Multiple Choice

These represent our feelings about the worth of something, and they are ideas about what is important in our lives.

• A) Beliefs
• B) Values
• C) Attitudes
• D) Feelings

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Definitions:

Economic Motivation

The driving factors behind decisions made by individuals or organizations that are primarily concerned with financial gain or the optimal allocation of resources.

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.