Janae Was Fired from Her Job with Microsoft in the 2008-09

question 13

Multiple Choice

Janae was fired from her job with Microsoft in the 2008-09 recession because Microsoft's sales dipped. Janae's unemployment would be best classified as

• A) frictional unemployment.
• B) structural unemployment.
• C) seasonal unemployment.
• D) cyclical unemployment.
• E) natural unemployment.

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Definitions:

Consensus Validation

A method of establishing the reliability of a construct by demonstrating agreement among independent judges or assessments.

Big Five

The Big Five refers to a model in personality psychology comprising five broad personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Psychoticism

One of five trait domains associated with personality disorders in the DSM-5, it is characterized by a tendency to have bizarre thoughts or experiences, and to exhibit eccentric behavior.

Statistically Significant

A situation where the observed effect or difference in a study is likely not due to chance, indicating a high probability that it reflects true differences or associations.