Normal science:
A) exists only in laboratories.
B) is conducted within an existing paradigm.
C) attempts to create nonexistent paradigms.
D) means that scientists operate outside the laboratory.

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Normal science is conducted within an existing paradigm, which is the set of assumptions, concepts, and methods that form a framework for scientific research. The purpose of normal science is to refine and extend the paradigm, rather than to challenge its fundamental assumptions.

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