Which of the Following Would Be an Example of Applied

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of applied research?

• A) Studies of the earth's climate 5,000 to 6,000 years ago.
• B) Research into the use of new combustion techniques that could increase gas mileage in vehicle engines.
• C) Research into the effects of zero-gravity environments on plant life.
• D) Research into string theory in advanced subatomic physics.

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Definitions:

Encoding Failure

A situation where information does not get stored in long-term memory due to insufficient encoding during the learning phase.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder where one can recall certain information but is unable to remember where, when, or how they learned that information.

Working Memory

The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.

Sensory Memory

The shortest term element of memory, it is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.