What is meant by "basic research" as opposed to applied research?

a. Basic research relies on simpler methods or observations.
b. Basic research studies laboratory animals instead of people.
c. Basic research attempts to answer theoretical questions

Chapter 2 discusses a concept in object recognition called the "viewer-centered approach." Which of the following students provides the most accurate description of this approach?

a. David: "This approach explains how an object appears to be three-dimensional." b. Javier: "This is an adjustment that the visual system makes when the viewer walks closer to an object." c. Melissa: "This is a modification of the recognition-by-components approach, to explain how we perceive an object from an unusual angle." d. Becca: "This is a theoretical approach to perception that explains how each individual assumes that her or his perception is the only accurate representation."

A cognitive therapist is working with a depressed client. Which cause is the likely focus of this therapist's intervention?

a) learned behaviors of depression b) unusual levels of neurotransmitters c) negative interpretations of life events d) a superego that is too harsh and strict