Suppose You Are on the Moon and You Drop a Rock

question 17

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are on the moon and you drop a rock and a feather at the same time. You will find that

• A) the rock falls faster than the feather, and both speeds are the same as they would be on Earth.
• B) the two fall at the same speed, but this speed is slower than a rock would fall on Earth.
• C) the two fall at the same speed, and this speed is the same as the speed of a rock falling on Earth.
• D) the rock falls faster than the feather, although both of them fall slower than they would on Earth.
• E) they don't fall-- they remain suspended above the surface of the moon.

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Definitions:

System 1

A term from psychology, referring to the fast, automatic, and often subconscious way of thinking, as opposed to the slower, more deliberate thought processes of System 2.

System 2

A term often used in behavioral economics, referring to slow, deliberative, and analytical thinking, contrasted with fast, instinctive, and emotional 'System 1' thinking.

Neoclassical Assumption

Underlying principles of neoclassical economics that include rationality, individuals maximizing utility, firms maximizing profits, and markets tending toward equilibrium.

Rational Behavior

Human behavior based on comparison of marginal costs and marginal benefits; behavior designed to maximize total utility. See rational.