RESULTS OF TWO SURVEYS OF OPINIONS REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF SCIENCE ON HUMAN SOCIETY
Responses August 1991August 1992
Mostly beneficial 25%81%
Equally harmful37%9%
and beneficial
Mostly harmful20%7%
No opinion 18%3%
Which of the following, if true, contributes most to explaining the shift in opinions about the effects of science on human society ？（）
A．The surveys questioned people who regularly watch prime-time television, and an innovative weekly primetime television series called "Wonders of Science" had been steadily winning viewers since its widely seen premiere in January 1992.
B．The surveys questioned college-educated adults, and a report called "The State of the Nation’s Schools." published in June 1992, noted an increase in students’ interest in science courses since 1982.
C．The surveys were conducted in a suburban shopping area near a company that ceased operation in April 1992 as a result of lawsuits arising from unexpected toxic effects of the company’s products.
D．Both survey forms were mailed to equally large samples of the population, after returning the 1991 survey forms, respondents were sent discount coupons for food products, and after returning the 1992 survey forms, respondents were sent a pamphlet on recycling.
E．The surveys questioned first-year college students across the country, and the people who did the questioning were all research scientists.
