What Is the Relation Between the Unemployment Rate and the Proportion

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the relation between the unemployment rate and the proportion of unemployed workers who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or longer?

• A)Both rise in recessions.
• B)Both rise in expansions.
• C)The unemployment rises in recessions but the proportion of unemployed workers who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or longer declines in recessions.
• D)The unemployment falls in recessions but the proportion of unemployed workers who have been unemployed for 15 weeks or longer rises in recessions.

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Definitions:

Radical Behaviorists

Psychologists who believe that all behavior can be explained in terms of environmental interactions, emphasizing the study of observable and measurable behavior.

Methodological Behaviorists

Researchers or psychologists who focus exclusively on observable behaviors and the ways these behaviors can be influenced or modified by environmental stimuli, without considering internal mental states.

Observable Behaviors

Actions or reactions of an individual in various situations, which are visible and measurable by others or through instruments.

Intervening Variables

Factors within a study that mediate the relationship between the independent and dependent variables, potentially affecting the outcome.