According to the Labour Force Survey,the Number of Jobs in Canada

question 96

Multiple Choice

According to the Labour Force Survey,the number of jobs in Canada shrank by 7000 during the month of February 2014,yet the unemployment rate remained constant at 7%.It is likely that the unemployment rate was unaffected because:

• A) the participation rate rose.
• B) the participation rate fell.
• C) older workers were retiring in fewer numbers since their retirement savings were hurt by the financial crisis a few years earlier.
• D) increased numbers of younger workers were shifting from part-time to full-time employment.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus.

Generalization

The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses.

Operant Conditioning

A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.

Observational Learning

Acquiring behaviors through the observation and replication of others' actions.