All of the Following Characterize Different Types of Applied Research

question 2

Multiple Choice

All of the following characterize different types of applied research, EXCEPT , which is a characteristic of basic research.

• A) the driving goal is to produce practical payoffs or uses of the results
• B) the primary concern is with the internal logic and rigor of the research design, so a research attempts to reach the absolute norms of scientific rigor and scholarship
• C) doing research is usually part of a job assignment and sponsors/supervisors who are not professional researchers will judge/use the results
• D) success is based on whether sponsors/supervisors use the results in decision-making

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Definitions:

Mao Zedong

The founding father of the People's Republic of China, ruling from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976, known for his communist policies and the Cultural Revolution.

People's Republic of China

A sovereign state in East Asia, known as the world's most populous country, governed by the Communist Party of China.

Chinese Civil War

A conflict between the Communist Party of China and the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) from 1927 to 1949, leading to the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Independence

The state of being free from outside control or not being subject to another's authority.