Whereas the Merit System Begun by the Pendleton Act Initially

question 47

Multiple Choice

Whereas the merit system begun by the Pendleton Act initially only affected 10 percent of federal executive branch employees, it now covers _____ percent.

• A)60
• B)70
• C)80
• D)90
• E)100

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Definitions:

Cognitive

Pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

Emotional

Pertaining to feelings or emotions, involving the ability to experience, communicate, and understand emotional states.

Behavioral

Relating to or concerned with the actions or activities of living organisms; often used to describe the study of behavior in psychology.

Affective Component

Refers to the emotional or feeling segment of an attitude, influencing how an individual feels about an object, person, or situation.