In 2006, a Poll Conducted by Langer Research Associates for ABC

question 19

Multiple Choice

In 2006, a poll conducted by Langer Research Associates for ABC News found that 85% of people believed that climate change was caused by human activity. In 2018, the same poll found that the number had decreased to 81%. Based on what you know about how social problems are constructed, which explanation is the most likely cause for the decrease?

• A) Scientists have become less successful in communicating the causes of climate change to the public.
• B) In recent years, powerful corporations have worked harder to influence public opinion on climate change in a way that benefits the corporations.
• C) There has been a decrease in the number of organized social movements related to climate change.
• D) The media has reported on new scientific discoveries of other causes for climate change.

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