Which One of the Following Individuals Would Be Classified as Structurally

question 130

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following individuals would be classified as structurally unemployed?

• A) Joe was laid off by by his construction company because there was a reduction in the number of houses built in the winter.
• B) Gail lost her job with the state because there was a reduction in the state budget.
• C) Tommy lost his job at a Macy department store, which had lost considerable business to online shopping services.
• D) Fay lost her job in early January when the Christmas store where she worked was closed.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development during which children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events and objects.

Deferred Imitation

The ability to replicate a behavior observed at an earlier time, even in the absence of the immediate presence of the original stimulus.

Symbolic Play

A type of play in which children use objects, actions, or ideas to represent other objects, actions, or ideas, as part of their cognitive development.

Sensorimotor Stage

Piaget’s first stage in cognitive development, in which infants learn through senses and motor activity.