A Major Characteristic of Structural Unemployment That Differentiates It from Frictional

question 294

Multiple Choice

A major characteristic of structural unemployment that differentiates it from frictional unemployment is that structural unemployment

• A) exists only during a recession.
• B) exists in an expansion whereas there is no frictional unemployment in an expansion.
• C) is a short-term problem.
• D) usually lasts longer than frictional unemployment.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An unconditioned response is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, which has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through classical conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A neutral stimulus that, after it's combined with an unconditioned stimulus, results in triggering a conditioned response over time.