Kizspy | Question: 23
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Which of the following statements about the distinction between basic and applied research are acceptable?
A. The spectrum between basic and applied research is continuous, and a researcher may engage in both
kinds of research during his/her work.
B. Applied research is a less valuable (and prestigious) kind of research than basic research.
C. Basic research inevitably leads to discoveries that can then be transformed by applied research into
practical industrial innovations.
D. Basic research only requires "paper and pencil." No special equipment is needed.
E. Basic research is so fundamentally different from applied research that a researcher has to specialize and
choose between the two upfront.
