The Term Basic Research Is BEST Defined as Research That

question 11

Multiple Choice

The term basic research is BEST defined as research that _____.

• A)is basic to one field only
• B)advances general scientific understanding
• C)is done to get a grade or a tenured teaching position
• D)solves basic problems encountered by humans and animals in a complex world

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what behavior is expected of them.

Falsifiability

The capability of a hypothesis or theory to be proven false, a critical principle for scientific validity.

Parsimony

In science and philosophy, the principle that the simplest explanation of an event or observation is preferred over a more complex explanation.

Demand Characteristics

Demand characteristics refer to subtle cues or signals in a study that communicate to participants how they are expected to behave.