Cyclical Unemployment__________

question 380

Multiple Choice

Cyclical unemployment__________ .

• A) grows at the same rate as potential GDP
• B) decreases during an expansion
• C) decreases during a recession
• D) is zero at a business-cycle trough

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has become rewarding through its association with a primary reinforcer, which satisfies basic biological needs.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally reinforcing for a given species, such as food, water, or physical comfort, which does not require learning to be effective.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus used in the behavioral study of animals, named after B.F. Skinner, to study operant conditioning.

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.