Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) No new executive departments have been formed since 1936.
• B) The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation were formed in the 1980s.
• C) Most departments are formed either to signal a new national commitment or cement political alliances.
• D) Most executive departments are formed in response to major foreign policy crises.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Situational Attributions

The process of explaining someone's behavior based on external factors or the context of the situation.

Central Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that involves deeply processing the content of a message, evaluating the arguments and evidence in support of a particular stance.

Cognitive Dissonance

The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for people to over-emphasize dispositional or personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing situational explanations.