Regarding the five-step research process, the planning step includes all of the following elements except: A) developing a problem statement. B) prioritizing research needs. C) documenting your sources. D) maintaining

The planning does not include maintenance

Option D maintaining is the right answer.

Explanation:

The 5 step research process includes

a) developing a problem: Yest the problem statement has to be defined clearly so that we can find the solution efficiently

b) Prioritizing: Yes this belongs to the planning phase because, the task which is most needed has to be noted to plan and proceed further. This is "true" for almost all the case, not only research

c) documenting the sources: Once we have stated the problem and prioritized the same, then we need to find the source of how to rectify those.