Alice and Tom Dive from an Overhang into the Lake

question 29

Multiple Choice

Alice and Tom dive from an overhang into the lake below.Tom simply drops straight down from the edge,but Alice takes a running start and jumps with an initial horizontal velocity of 25 m/s.Neither person experiences any significant air resistance.Compare the time it takes each of them to reach the lake below.

• A) Alice reaches the surface of the lake first.
• B) Tom reaches the surface of the lake first.
• C) Alice and Tom will reach the surface of the lake at the same time.

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Definitions:

Mental Structures

Cognitive constructs that represent the mind's underlying mechanisms for organizing and interpreting information.

Jean Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, focusing on how children develop intellectually throughout the stages of their life.

Egocentrism

Egocentrism is the inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective, often observed in young children.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children between ages 2 and 7 begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability of operational thought.