Oberle CD, McBeath MK, Madigan SC, Sugar TG.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
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This research introduces a new naive physics belief, the Galileo bias, whereby people ignore air resistance and falsely believe that all objects fall at the same rate. Survey results revealed that this bias is held by many and is surprisingly strongest for those with formal physics instruction.
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Haven't I witnessed this all along?