An Object Is Thrown Upwards with a Speed of 16

question 98

Multiple Choice

An object is thrown upwards with a speed of 16 m/s.How long does it take it to reach a height of 7.0 m on the way up? Neglect air resistance.

• A)0.52 s
• B)1.2 s
• C)2.4 s
• D)3.1 s
• E)4.2 s

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut used in decision making, where an individual relies on the similarity between the item in question and a category prototype.

Divergent Thinking

Expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions.

Fixation

(1) in thinking, the inability to see a problem from a new perspective; an obstacle to problemsolving. (2) in personality theory, according to Freud, a lingering focus of pleasure-seeking the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the secondmonth