In the U.S.,the Unemployment Rate Indicates the ________

question 8

Multiple Choice

In the U.S.,the unemployment rate indicates the ________.

• A) percentage of the labor force that wants to work full-time but can only find part-time employment
• B) number of people who have stopped looking for work because full-time jobs are unavailable
• C) percentage of unemployed workers seeking paid work relative to the total labor force
• D) number of workers eligible for government services and unemployment benefits

Distinguish between the early schools of thought in psychology: structuralism and functionalism.

Identify the contemporary approaches and their focus within psychology.

Understand the role and importance of critical thinking in psychology.

Identify the scientific goals related to understanding, predicting, and explaining behavior.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that contains our primal, instinctual drives and operates on the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to denote the sexual drive or desire.

Superego

In Freudian psychoanalysis, it represents the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.