Use the figure above to answer the following question.
-In recent decades a great deal of scientific research and observation has been funded and published by commercial and corporate interests. Since this science may not have to pass the peer review process and may have motives for biased reporting, it could be included in the diagram as _____________.
A) a box between ʺinformation and analysisʺ and ʺgovernmentʺ
B) lobbying by the public sector
C) lobbying by the private sector
D) a new means of establishing government environmental policies
E) a box above and pointing to the one titled ʺnatural and social sciencesʺ

Question

Use the figure above to answer the following question.
-In recent decades a great deal of scientific research and observation has been funded and published by commercial and corporate interests. Since this science may not have to pass the peer review process and may have motives for biased reporting, it could be included in the diagram as _____________.
A) a box between ʺinformation and analysisʺ and ʺgovernmentʺ 
B) lobbying by the public sector 
C) lobbying by the private sector 
D) a new means of establishing government environmental policies 
E) a box above and pointing to the one titled ʺnatural and social sciencesʺ

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Research funded by commercial and corporate interests aiming to influence policy or public opinion can be considered a form of lobbying by the private sector.

Use the Figure Above to Answer the Following Question