Other Things Being Equal,when Changes in Technology Cause Some Industries

question 82

Multiple Choice

Other things being equal,when changes in technology cause some industries to decline and other industries to expand the result is

• A)a decrease in cyclical unemployment.
• B)a decrease in NAIRU.
• C)an increase in NAIRU.
• D)an increase in frictional unemployment.
• E)an increase in structural unemployment.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology for teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

Spontaneous Recovery

In learning theory, the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of lessened response.

Extinct Response

The diminishing or disappearance of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.