If the Number of Employed Persons in a Country Equals

question 1

Multiple Choice

If the number of employed persons in a country equals 24 million, the number of unemployed persons equals 8 million, and the number of persons over age 16 in the population equals 40 million, the unemployment rate equals:

• A)​8 percent.
• B)​20 percent.
• C)​25 percent.
• D)​32 percent.

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Definitions:

Specific Attributions

The process of assigning a cause to a particular behavior or event, focusing on factors unique to that specific situation.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional characteristics when explaining others' behaviors.

Stable Internal Characteristics

Traits or attributes within an individual that are enduring and consistent across different situations and over time.

Situational Attribution

is the process of attributing a person's behavior to external or situational factors, rather than to internal characteristics or dispositions.