What Does the Labour-Force Participation Rate Measure

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Multiple Choice

What does the labour-force participation rate measure?

• A) the percentage of the total adult population that is in the labour force
• B) the percentage of the total adult population that is employed
• C) the percentage of the labour force that is employed
• D) the percentage of the labour force that is either employed or unemployed

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Watson

Pertains to John B. Watson, the American psychologist who founded the behaviorism school of psychology.

Thorndike

Edward L. Thorndike was an American psychologist known for his work in comparative psychology and the theory of connectionism which helped lay the scientific foundation for educational psychology.

Scientific Community

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Thorndike

An American psychologist famous for his work on learning theory that led to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism.