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What is the meaning of research according to the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English?
What is the meaning of research according to the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English?
- A careful investigation through search for new facts (correct)
- An art of scientific investigation
- A movement from the known to the unknown
- A systematic search for pertinent information
How do Redman and Mory define research?
How do Redman and Mory define research?
- A systematic effort to gain new knowledge (correct)
- An art of scientific investigation
- A voyage of discovery
- A movement from the known to the unknown
What does Clifford Woody describe as part of research?
What does Clifford Woody describe as part of research?
- Making deductions and reaching conclusions
- Wondering about the unknown
- Defining and redefining problems (correct)
- An art of scientific investigation
Why is research considered an academic activity?
Why is research considered an academic activity?
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What does research involve?
What does research involve?
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How is research defined in common parlance?
How is research defined in common parlance?
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What is the main aim of research?
What is the main aim of research?
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Which type of research aims to determine the frequency of something occurring?
Which type of research aims to determine the frequency of something occurring?
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What motivates people to undertake research according to the text?
What motivates people to undertake research according to the text?
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Which type of research aims to test a hypothesis of a causal relationship between variables?
Which type of research aims to test a hypothesis of a causal relationship between variables?
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What distinguishes descriptive research from diagnostic research?
What distinguishes descriptive research from diagnostic research?
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Why do some people undertake research according to the text?
Why do some people undertake research according to the text?
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