The Natural Rate of Unemployment

question 53

Multiple Choice

The natural rate of unemployment:

• A)is fixed over time.
• B)is found by adding the cyclical and structural unemployment rates.
• C)may change from one decade to another.
• D)cannot be changed through public policy.

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Definitions:

Biological Need

Fundamental physiological requirements essential for maintaining life, such as food, water, and shelter.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that increases the likelihood of a preceding behavior to occur again by either presenting a positive stimulus or removing a negative one.

Punisher

Anything that follows a response and weakens it or decreases the probability that it will occur.

Strengthens

To make or become stronger or more resilient, often used in the context of physical, emotional, or mental attributes.