The Backlash in the 1950s to the Development of Applied

question 16

Multiple Choice

The backlash in the 1950s to the development of applied work largely arose from the widespread

• A) concern that applied work was not sufficiently grounded in science
• B) view that there had not been compelling demonstrations of the effectiveness of the applied approach
• C) hostility to the idea that applied research was drawing too much government funding away from basic research
• D) view that most social problems were so complex that they were not readily amenable to scientific solutions

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