Within this context Learning
Theory built models of how the previous experiences of animals could modify subsequent behavior.
Not exact matches
On the education side, economist Harry Markowitz introduced «Modern Portfolio
Theory» in 1952, and it has served as the prevailing
model for how individual investors should
build their portfolios ever since.
Sir Arthur Eddington, the distinguished scientist who championed relativity and whose career spanned the intellectually fecund turn of the century, claimed that no scientific
theory was comprehensible if you could not
build a
model of it.
Perhaps our
models of some of the most popular
theories will be modified as new data becomes available and our analytical tools become more sensitive, but that hasn't stopped us from
building computers, vehicles, and machinery of such diversity, spanning the realms of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, etc..
Geneticists and information scientists have
built and are
building models for the transition of organic molecules to self - replicating living organisms, based on
theories of Earth's early development provided by astronomers, geologists, and oceanographers and on the evidence of fossilized microorganisms discovered by paleontologists.
Survey data gathered voluntarily from homeless youth in Los Angeles, as well as behavioral
theories and observations of previous interventions, were used to
build a computational
model of the interventions.
Academic research
builds theories and
models that contribute to volcano monitoring outside of the university; such monitoring is coordinated by government agencies but facilitated partly by academia.
And thus began a pattern that would persist throughout Crick's career: While Watson did most of the data - gathering (
building models, toiling in the lab), Crick simply thought — using his prodigious mental machinery to analyze existing
theories, parry those of his partner, and churn out his own.
Evidence for the Higgs would be the capstone of an edifice that particle physicists have been
building for half a century — the phenomenally successful
theory known simply as the standard
model.
The idea that our universe — everything we can observe, including the laws of physics that shape it — is just one among a vast ensemble may seem the stuff of science fiction, but cosmologists
build multiverse
models using a
theory called inflation.
First, lessons should engage students in the kinds of practices that scientists and engineers use to investigate the world, develop
theories,
build models and design systems.
The physicists and molecular biologists employed statistical mechanics and game
theory to help
build explanatory mathematical
models of DNA, proteins and entire genomes.
Advances in computing power and physics have helped him
build sophisticated
models, spun from hundreds of thousands of lines of computer code, that capture the nuances of the stars» shape while taking into account everything from stars» rotation and nuclear reactions to Einstein's
theory of gravity.
But in 2006, four scientists tried to
build Janzen's
theory into a mathematical
model and ran into trouble.
«Our expectation is that the data from our nuclear physics experiments can be combined with the results from atomic trapping experiments measuring EDMs to make the most stringent tests of the Standard
Model, the best
theory we have for understanding the nature of the
building blocks of the universe,» Butler said.
The game
theory analysis of doping in cycling (below), which is closely
modeled on the game of prisoner's dilemma, shows why cheating by doping is rational, based solely on the incentives and expected values of the payoffs
built into current competition.
You will get a solid and professional foundation in subjects, methods,
theories and disciplines spanning from urban
building design and technologies to knowledge about
modeling and user involvement.
To
build an in vitro
model of the human glomerulus to probe deeper into its function and vulnerabilities to disease and drug toxicities, researchers have been attempting to engineer human stem cells — that in
theory can give rise to any mature cell type — so that they form into functional podocytes.
Concerning this finding, it is clear that in
theory, you could
model a diet to encompass low - protein intake, which will lower your myostatin levels and therefore boost your muscle
building processes.
The learning
theory of constructionism asserts that people construct mental
models to understand the world around them, and that this can be achieved through activities like
building, tinkering, playing with components of machines and other systems, and watching how they interact.
Practices that describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and
build models and
theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and
build models and systems.
Stage
theory conceptualizes leadership succession as a process with distinct phases and demands, rather than a singular event.212 Patterns in the process have been identified, and the ways in which each phase of the succession process shapes and influences the outcome of subsequent phases have been described.213 Most stage
models predict that it takes at least five to seven years to
build relationships of trust that can serve as a foundation for movement to later stages of the succession process — «consolidation and refinement,» in Gabarro «s (1987) terms.
Although he spent winters in Arctic conditions to gather evidence to prove his
theory, created complicated mathematical
models to support his field work and even
built a machine in which to recreate the lights in his laboratory, few scientists of his day believed Birkeland.
On the education side, economist Harry Markowitz introduced «Modern Portfolio
Theory» in 1952, and it has served as the prevailing
model for how individual investors should
build their portfolios ever since.
Drawing on the Grand Unification
Theory in quantum physics, techniques used in biodynamic agriculture and permaculture, Joseph Beuys» concept of «Social Sculpture,» the WWII maxim «Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without,» and Buckminster Fuller's idea that «To change something,
build a new
model that makes the existing
model obsolete,» Santoro proposes a hybrid approach to current social and environmental challenges that invites participation and collaboration from her audiences.
Building on the progressive proposals and
theories put forth by R. Buckminster Fuller, Gyula Kosice, Yona Friedman and other visionary architects before him, Saraceno develops engaging proposals and
models that invite viewers to conceptualize innovative ways of living and interacting with one another, and with their surroundings at large.
I'm happy to see this point made (again), one obvious to scientists who use statistics as a tool to discover cause and effect relationships and
build their
theories (
models) of bio-physical reality.
«Though the principle may seem rather trivial, it is essential for
model building because of what is known as the «underdetermination of
theories by data».
With causal
models, if you maintain that a
model has to use something — efficient market
theory or asset appreciation or something — you are already
building a very strong bias into the
model.
While finishing up her dissertation at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Parkinson and climate scientist William Kellogg decided to take the
theory about carbon dioxide emissions increasing global temperatures and apply it to a sea ice
model that Parkinson had
built.
«Yes, possible in
theory, provided you can activate one of what I would think of as a «resonant» frequency, but regarding the system as being subjected to random time - dependent noise is a bit self - defeating if you want to
build any usable
model of the system.»
David Stockwell said «It is possible to get periodic behavior driven by random perturbations,» Yes, possible in
theory, provided you can activate one of what I would think of as a «resonant» frequency, but regarding the system as being subjected to random time - dependent noise is a bit self - defeating if you want to
build any usable
model of the system.
In terms of your request for something substantial, I responded to your original claim that «the
theory relies on computer
models» with a link to a RealClimate post that shows this claim is not correct — rather than computer
models, the foundations of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change are
built upon our understanding of how the atmosphere works and how we are changing it by emitting greenhouse gases.
Unfortunately the alternative
theory currently available is the one
built on the IPCC GCMs and, as I shown in my 2010 paper, those
models do not reproduce the 60 - year modulation observed in the data since 1850.
When a
model becomes sufficiently complex it is not sufficient just to assume that because it was
built using tested scientific
theory and because it fits past data that it is correct.
She can simply
build her
theory and use the
models to hindcast and forecast and see if it matches her
theory.
Neither of the two competing
theories of gravitation (quantum / relativity) have any relevance for
building planetariums (
models).
Work by Daron as well as Michael Kiley developed simple
models of directed technological change
building on the
theories of endogenous technological change.
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The author
builds articulate, eloquent bridges between individual and group psychotherapy; between members and leaders within the therapy group; between European and North American
models of group psychotherapy and, most importantly, between depth
theory and accessible technique.
Addressing this gap, the present study examined multiple factors longitudinally that link parental depressive symptoms to adolescent adjustment problems,
building on a conceptual
model informed by emotional security
theory (EST).
It has been a recent endeavor of some psychologists to
build bridges between the five - factor
model and Freud's
theories of psychoanalysis.
This course is designed to
build upon PSY 210 (Health Psychology) by providing an in depth examination of
theories and treatment
models of health behavior change.
Consistent with the principles from social cognitive
theory, 35 they introduced skill -
building activities, served as role
models, and provided feedback to the adolescent mothers in a supportive context.
Both the videotape and the intervention relied on principles of social cognitive
theory, particularly
modeling and skill
building.
Based on Fredrickson's Broaden - and -
Build Theory of Positive Emotion, we explored the role of school affect (i.e., positive affect in school and negative affect in school) in connecting gratitude, prosocial behavior, and school satisfaction among a sample of 324 (176 males) elementary school students in grades 4 to 6 by using structural equation
modeling.
After almost three decades of helping others
build their careers and fulfill their aspirations in the real estate industry, I find myself on the precipice of applying those same
theories and
models directly into my personal career.