Which of the Following Statements About the Merit System Is

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the merit system is NOT true?

• A) Every member and official of a government agency has been appointed as part of the merit system.
• B) The merit system establishes competitive exams for jobs.
• C) The merit system gives bureaucrats job protection.
• D) The merit system in federal employment originated in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.

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Definitions:

Sperling

A psychologist who conducted pioneering research on the capacity of sensory memory, using a technique that demonstrated the brief duration of iconic memory.

Information-processing

A cognitive approach that focuses on how people process, store, and retrieve information.

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where individuals are more likely to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list, than those in the middle.

Three-stage Model

A model describing memory processing in three stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.