A Major Point of Difference Between Basic Research and Applied

question 215

Multiple Choice

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.

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