About How High Can Water Be Theoretically Lifted by a Vacuum

question 40

Multiple Choice

About how high can water be theoretically lifted by a vacuum pump at sea level?

• A)less than 10.3 m
• B)more than 10.3 m
• C)10.3 m

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Definitions:

Confirmation Biases

A natural tendency to look for, make sense of, value, and keep in mind details that confirm one's established beliefs or speculations.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional traits when explaining others' behaviors.

Actor-Observer Bias

A tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing others' actions to their internal characteristics.

Illusory Correlation

The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship actually exists.