In the Short Run, Efforts to Reduce the Unemployment Rate

question 155

Multiple Choice

In the short run, efforts to reduce the unemployment rate are likely to cause

• A)a decrease in the inflation rate.
• B)an increase in the inflation rate.
• C)no change in the inflation rate.
• D)Uncertain-economists have found no relationship between the two variables.

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Definitions:

Social Role

The part individuals play as members of a social group, with each role being defined by expected behaviors and responsibilities.

Stereotyped Perceptions

Oversimplified and fixed ideas or concepts of a particular group of people or things.

Social Stigma

The disapproval or discrimination against a person or group based on perceptible social characteristics that serve to distinguish them from other members of a society.

Self-Perception Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals develop attitudes and opinions by observing their own behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused them.