Participants in an Experiment Were Asked to Estimate the Duration

question 13

Multiple Choice

Participants in an experiment were asked to estimate the duration of Mars' orbit around the sun.What was the average estimation?

• A)shorter than it actually is.
• B)much longer than it actually is.
• C)almost exactly what it really is.
• D)the same duration as the Earth's orbit.

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