In a Country with a Working- Age Population of 30

question 24

Multiple Choice

In a country with a working- age population of 30 million, 20 million are employed, 2 million are unemployed, and 2 million of the employed are working part- time, half of whom wish to work full- time.The labour force participation rate is

• A)73.3 percent.
• B)20 percent.
• C)60 percent.
• D)66.7 percent.
• E)53.3 percent.

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Definitions:

Avoidance

A behavioral response aimed at evading an unpleasant, harmful, or threatening situation.

Punishment

A consequence applied to reduce the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring, often seen as negative or undesirable.

Superstitious Behavior

Actions linked to beliefs in supernatural causality, where an event causes an effect without any natural process linking the two.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner was an American psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.