Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Changes in technology can lead to changes in the ways in which people are employed.
• B) Cultural differences may help to explain why some men have difficulty finding jobs in some sectors of the modern economy.
• C) In recent years,the demand for workers in the manufacturing sector has grown dramatically compared to the demand for workers in the service sector.
• D) Some people may be at a loss as to what skills are required of them in the current labor market.

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Definitions:

Primary Drives

Basic internal motivating forces in psychology, such as hunger and thirst, which drive behavior for survival.

Drive-Reduction Principle

A theory in psychology that posits motivation arises from biological needs that drive an individual to act in ways that reduce the drive and bring about a steady state.

Extrinsic Motivation

The desire to behave in a certain way to gain some external reward or to avoid some undesirable consequence.

Drive

An internal state of tension or arousal that is brought about by an underlying need and that an organism is motivated to reduce.