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Situation 1

The shuttle is moving towards the moon. It's velocity is increasing linearly
(constant acceleration).

Result:

Correct Newtonian answer: (D): 24%.
Correct Aristotelian answer
(E or C):
from 264 Students: 80%.

A general remark: The result for correct Newtonian answers (= N in%) was based on the total population of 363 students.
The result for correct Aristotelian answers (for this and all following items) was based on a population of (363 minus N) students.
Comment:

The result is clear. When the velocity is increasing, the vast majority of our students argue for an increasing force.This is called the ̉Aristotelian view".

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