Which of the Following Statements About Basic and Applied Research

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about basic and applied research is true?

• A) Basic research is done to solve practical problems while applied research is done simply to increase knowledge.
• B) Basic research is done simply to increase knowledge while applied research is done to solve practical problems.
• C) Basic research is less complex and less sophisticated than applied research.
• D) Basic research and applied research have the same goals but are completed by different researchers.

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Definitions:

Birmingham

A city in Alabama known for its significant role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, notably for the Birmingham campaign against segregation.

Medgar Evers

was a prominent civil rights activist in Mississippi and the field secretary for the NAACP. His assassination in 1963 became a rallying point for the Civil Rights Movement.

Church Bombing

An act of terrorism targeting religious buildings, particularly noted during the civil rights movement in the United States, such as the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.