Which of the Following Fails to Illustrate "Applied Research

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following fails to illustrate "Applied Research"?

• A) a telephone company decreases the number of digits in their phone numbers because research shows that people cannot retain the 7 numbers that are currently used
• B) teachers are asked to punish one group of students when they behave poorly, and ignore a second group demonstrating the same behaviors, in order to determine which method is most effective at classroom management
• C) a scientist measures the speed at which an individual responds to the question "Is 'kraght' a real word?"
• D) a psychiatrist prescribes an antidepressant medication to one of her patients to determine if the patient's depression is biological in nature

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Definitions:

Agricultural Labour

Work involved in cultivating crops and livestock, often characterized by physical labor and seasonal employment in rural areas.

Feudalism

Was a legal arrangement in preindustrial Europe that bound peasants to the land and obliged them to give their landlords a set part of the harvest. In exchange, landlords were required to protect peasants from marauders and open their storehouses to feed the peasants if crops failed.

Social System

An organized set of interrelated structures that function together to maintain balance within a society.

Progressive Tax

A taxation system where the tax rate increases as the taxable income or amount increases, placing a higher burden on those who have the ability to pay more.