A Student Weighing 700 N Climbs a Flight of Stairs

question 12

Essay

A student weighing 700 N climbs a flight of stairs 5.0 m high in 10 s. What power was required?

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Definitions:

Temporal Discounting

The tendency to value immediate rewards more highly than future rewards, leading to decisions that favor short-term gains over long-term benefits.

Omission Bias

The tendency to favor inaction over action, based on the assumption that harm caused by doing nothing is less morally reprehensible than harm caused by acting.

Reactance

A psychological reaction that occurs when an individual feels their freedom to choose is being restricted, leading them to resist or do the opposite of what is being imposed.

Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.