A major point of difference between basic research and applied research is that
a. basic research involves experimentation and applied research involves psychiatry.
b. basic research studies physical processes and applied research studies mental processes.
c. basic research studies only humans, whereas applied research studies both animals and human beings.
d. basic research is done to acquire knowledge and applied research is done to solve practical problems.
Answer: d
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a. engage in more sexual activity, but also use contraceptives more often. b. engage in more sexual activity, without increased use of contraceptives. c. postpone sexual relationships until they are older. d. differ from their parents, because parents typically do not want information about birth control included in the programs.
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She knows there is a fifth and can almost remember it; she knows that it is something like taxes. Janie is walking down the stairs, when all of a sudden, she remembers that the fifth point is taxes, but it is too late. Janie was suffering from a. encoding problems b. storage inversion c. the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon d. evaluation overload e. anterograde amnesia
Eating corn flakes is negatively correlated with the incidence of cancer. Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?
A. The less corn flakes you consume, the lower your incidence of cancer. B. The more corn flakes you consume, the lower your incidence of cancer. C. The more corn flakes you consume, the greater your incidence of cancer. D. Corn flake consumption causes cancer.