In Terms of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation

In terms of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, research findings were used in which of the following problematic ways?

A) As an informative tool to guide effective policy formation.
B) To combat negative stereotypes of persons accessing welfare benefits.
C) Both proponents and opponents of welfare expenditures utilized the same research to support conflicting points of view.
D) To determine the most effective course of action rather than support a political ideology.