Mike Recently Lost His Job as a Construction Worker

question 155

Multiple Choice

Mike recently lost his job as a construction worker.During this unemployment spell,Mike actively searched for work but recently took a job that paid cash "under the table" while he continued to search and collect unemployment payments.Mike would be considered __________ by the Bureau of Labor Statistics but his inclusion would cause the officially reported unemployment rate to __________ the true unemployment rate.

• A) an involuntary part-time worker;overestimate
• B) a discouraged worker;underestimate
• C) unemployed;underestimate
• D) unemployed;overestimate
• E) employed;equal

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Definitions:

Controlled Motivation

Controlled motivation describes a type of motivation that is driven by external pressures or obligations rather than internal desires or interests.

Rewards

Benefits or compensation given as recognition for one's effort, achievement, or behavior.

Self-Actualization

The actualization or completion of an individual's skills and possibilities, regarded as a fundamental impulse or requirement in every person.

Potent Motivator

A powerful factor or condition that induces an individual to act in a certain manner or achieve particular objectives.