Vinai learns that people with schizophrenia have a problem labeling their emotions. Using this information, he designs a research study to examine whether teaching patients with schizophrenia to label the emotions of people they see in movie clips helps them to better label their own emotions. Vinai hopes that the findings of this research could then be used to create an intervention to treat schizophrenia. Vinai's study is an example of:
A)basic research.
B)applied research.
C)empirical research.
D)translational research.

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Vinai's study is an example of translational research, which aims to use findings from basic research to develop interventions for practical use. His study uses knowledge about the problem of labeling emotions in schizophrenia (a finding from basic research) to explore a potential intervention that could be used clinically (applied research). The study is empirical, as it involves collecting and analyzing data.

Vinai Learns That People with Schizophrenia Have a Problem Labeling