Brick a Is Dropped from the Top of a Building

question 33

Multiple Choice

Brick A is dropped from the top of a building.Brick B is thrown straight down from the same building.Neglect air.Which statement about their accelerations is correct?

• A)The acceleration of A is greater than the acceleration of B.
• B)The acceleration of B is greater than the acceleration of A.
• C)The two bricks have exactly the same acceleration.
• D)Neither brick has any acceleration once it is released.

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which a person acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick, often done to assume the sick role and gain medical attention.

Munchausen Syndrome

is a psychiatric disorder where an individual deliberately produces or fabricates symptoms of illness in themselves for attention or sympathy.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by an excessive focus on physical symptoms that cause significant distress or impairment.

Briquet's Syndrome

An outdated term for Somatization Disorder, a type of mental disorder characterized by multiple, recurring, and seemingly random physical symptoms not caused by any identifiable medical condition.