The Backlash in the 1950s to the Development of Applied

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