If Jobless Persons Who Had Given Up Searching Suddenly Resumed

question 21

Multiple Choice

If jobless persons who had given up searching suddenly resumed active searches for paying jobs-but had not yet found any-the unemployment rate would:

• A)rise
• B)fall
• C)stay the same
• D)more information is needed

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

A process in which a previously extinguished response reemerges after the conditioned stimulus is presented again.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Reflexive Response

An automatic reaction to a stimulus, not under conscious control, often protecting the body from harm or promoting its physiological well-being.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.