The Length of an Unemployment Spell Is Called Its

question 48

Multiple Choice

The length of an unemployment spell is called its:

• A)rate.
• B)duration.
• C)cycle.
• D)period.

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Definitions:

Paradoxical Intervention

A therapeutic technique in which a therapist prescribes or suggests the continuation of the behavior symptomatic of the client's issue, often leading to change through resistance to the suggestion.

Social-learning Theory

A theory which posits that people learn new behaviors through observing and imitating others, alongside direct reinforcement.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory that explains the feelings of discomfort that result from holding two conflicting beliefs.

Freud's Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize unconscious processes, sexual and aggressive instincts, and early childhood experiences.