Which of the Following People Is Frictionally Unemployed

question 184

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people is frictionally unemployed?

• A)Cara,an executive who lost her job because her company could not compete with foreign competition and whose skills are not wanted by other companies
• B)Tran,a building construction supervisor who was fired because of a downturn in the building industry that is the result of a general downturn in the economy
• C)Eugene,a pharmaceutical drug salesman who was laid off when his company lost a large contract with an HMO
• D)Amanda,a sales associate at J.C.Penney who quit her job to attend school full time
• E)Samantha,who worked part-time in J.C.Penney to help with the Christmas rush but was laid off in January

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Definitions:

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning process in which a behavior is rewarded every time it is exhibited, leading to rapid learning.

Extinction Resistance

The phenomenon where a learned behavior persists even after it is no longer reinforced, indicating a resistance to extinction.

Correct Responses

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Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior's recurrence.