Meredith Is Looking for Work as a Computer Programmer

question 77

Multiple Choice

Meredith is looking for work as a computer programmer. Although her prospects are good, she hasn't yet taken a job. Julie is looking for work in a steel mill, but there aren't many job ads for steel workers and every time she shows up for an interview, there are many more people than openings. Which of the following best describes the nature of these persons' unemployment?

• A)Meredith and Julie are both frictionally unemployed.
• B)Meredith and Julie are both structurally unemployed.
• C)Meredith is frictionally unemployed, and Julie is structurally unemployed.
• D)Meredith is structurally unemployed, and Julie is frictionally unemployed.

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Definitions:

Fovea

A small area at the center of the retina that provides the clearest and sharpest vision because it has the largest concentration of cones.

Visual Accommodation

The ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa) by changing the lens shape.

Fixation

Arrested development at a psychosexual stage occurring because of excessive gratification or frustration at that stage.

Divergence

The act of moving away in different direction from a common point; in creativity and thinking, it refers to the generation of multiple solutions to a given problem.