According to Richard T

question 16

Multiple Choice

According to Richard T. De George in "Intellectual Property and Pharmaceutical Drugs: An Ethical Analysis" pharmaceutical companies justify their high profits by arguing that:

• A)They are merely a business and as such have a right to their profits.
• B)The market sets the price for drugs and that it is inherently inefficient to arbitrarily set prices.
• C)The pharmaceutical industry is a risky business. They need high profits in order to secure investment needed for continued research and development.
• D)The most expensive drugs always have cheaper alternatives and it is the choice of the consumer to determine if the added cost is justified.

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Definitions:

Sensory Readiness

The state or condition in which sensory systems are primed to detect and process stimuli.

Cognitive Interpretation

The process by which individuals perceive, process, and give meaning to information from their environment, influencing their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Bottom-up Processing

An approach to information processing rooted in taking sensory information and then assembling and integrating it, starting from small details to build up a bigger picture.

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that involves interpreting sensory information based on existing knowledge, expectations, and thoughts, rather than from the sensory input itself.