A literature search is usually conducted
A) to be certain that no research relevant to the research hypothesis has already been conducted.
B) to avoid duplication of effort and to expand and modify the original research hypothesis.
C) to locate previous research that was ethically invalid.
D) to locate previous research that was not falsifiable.

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A literature search is conducted to avoid duplication of effort and to expand and modify the original research hypothesis by building on existing knowledge.

A Literature Search Is Usually Conducted