A Ball Is Held at a Height H Above a Floor

question 56

Multiple Choice

A ball is held at a height H above a floor. It is then released and falls to the floor. If air resistance can be ignored, which of the five graphs below correctly gives the mechanical energy E of the Earth-ball system as a function of the altitude y of the ball?

• A) I
• B) II
• C) III
• D) IV
• E) V

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Contingencies

The conditions or rules that determine whether responses lead to the presentation of reinforcers or not, influencing the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.

Desirable

Qualities or features that are attractive or worth having.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where rewards or punishments are given out unpredictably, significantly impacting behavior.

Continuous

An unbroken, uninterrupted sequence or condition, often referring to processes or phenomena.