Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting（）（遍布的） in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to

Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting（）（遍布的） in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis , and unethical behavior in general.
A. prevalent
B.prevail
C.prolific
D.productive
正确答案：prevalent