How Rosy Is the Immediate Job Outlook for Doctoral-Level Psychologists

question 21

Multiple Choice

How rosy is the immediate job outlook for doctoral-level psychologists?

• A) Not rosy. There is a glut of psychologists on the market looking for work.
• B) Slightly rosy. The growth rate is expected to be a bit better than the 11% rate estimated for all occupations.
• C) Moderately rosy. The growth rate is expected to be near 15% for doctoral-level psychologists.
• D) Very rosy. Anticipated baby boomer retirements should open up significant hiring opportunities at the doctoral level.

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Organs or parts of organisms specialized in producing eggs, significant in the reproduction of various animals and some plants.

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Member of a group of land plants that have large fronds; in the sexual life cycle, the independent gametophyte produces flagellated sperm, and the vascular sporophyte produces windblown spores.

Prothallus

The gametophyte stage of ferns and some other non-seed vascular plants, typically small, green, heart-shaped, and bears the reproductive organs.

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