An Advantage of Using Past Research as a Source of Ideas

question 45

Multiple Choice

An advantage of using past research as a source of ideas for research is that:

• A)new ideas are often generated from old ones.
• B)new ideas are easily proved through experiments when compared to other sources of ideas.
• C)new ideas do not require formulation of hypotheses to be supported.
• D)new ideas are readily accepted without empirical evidence.

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Definitions:

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