But if a monkey made a mistake in one trial, even after mastering the task, it performed around
chance level in the next trial — in other words, it was thrown off by mistakes instead of learning from them.
ADHD, ODD, and CD, have been found to co-occur at greater than
chance levels in cross-sectional studies (e.g., Angold et al. 1999; Willcutt et al. 1999).
Not exact matches
But, since then, Google has taken its professional matchmaking technology to a new
level, giving candidates and employers alike the
chance to meet the right people at the right time, all
in one place.
Entrepreneurs tend to be an action - oriented, onwards - and - upwards lot — a longitudinal study published by the Journal of Economic Psychology
in 2014 associated successful entrepreneurs with higher - than - normal
levels of hardiness, resourcefulness and optimism — meaning that when their venture fails, there's a pretty good
chance they'll be able to rebound quickly, with a nifty second - act tale of adversity to slot into their narrative.
With lowering
levels of entrepreneurship
in the country,
chances are that other countries could provide greater competition, often at lower labor rates, creating increased pressure on U.S. entrepreneurs.
You want to be sure of having a reasonable
chance of fitting
in on a personal
level as well as a professional
level, because to many people, cultural fit is extremely important.
Among the data's revelations are that
in many parts of the Deep South, people have less than a 5 %
chance of going from the bottom income
level to the top.
Public sector banks are likely to be more hesitant to lend money to these borrowers because
chances of a turnaround for companies with high
levels of debt seem unlikely, at least
in the near term, according to Awtani.
«Like most philosophy majors, I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew it would be downright foolish to miss the
chance to help set up a company at the ground
level,» he said
in an online blog post about his beginnings
in finance.
As a reward, MacFarlane has been given the
chance to take his fame to a whole new
level as host of the 85th annual Oscar ceremonies
in February.
At a very high
level, I'm investing
in ventures where I believe we stand a
chance of getting our money back within a timeframe we're willing to wait, getting a return on capital (including financial and impact returns), and investing
in someone we trust.
Team building activities provide employees with a
chance to participate
in an activity where everyone begins with an equal
level of knowledge about the task at hand.
There is a very strong
chance that the pressure on China from the U.S. and other sources to
level the trade and investment playing field will help accelerate the ongoing reform process
in China.
They include access to billions of government procurement dollars at the provincial and even municipal
level — something not found
in NAFTA — and eliminating all tariffs
in the lucrative auto trade that will give major European car makers a
chance to increase sales through lower prices.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, Wisconsin follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, Pennsylvania follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, Ohio follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, Nebraska follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, Wyoming follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, North Carolina follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
According to a legal opinion letter released
in the New York litigation, Kentucky follows a «predominance test»
in which the relative
levels of skill and
chance are measured to determine if the contest is permissible.
«The actions we are taking are necessary to give us the best
chance to emerge from our bankruptcy proceedings as a more viable and competitive company that will provide the
level of service and experience you should expect,» he said
in a letter to customers.
One of the best ways to give the money a
chance to grow over the long term is by having an age - appropriate
level of diversified exposure to stocks —
in the form of mutual funds, ETFs, or individual securities.
If GDP growth
levels come
in much below 6 or 7 %, there is a
chance that debt growth is not excessive.
At the same time, humidity will likely push the city toward as many as 23 days at HHSI Category III by the end of the century, with a 1 -
in - 20
chance of more than 30 days per year at this
level.
Becoming a fellow
in this program notably increases the
chances of landing a career that correlates with your education, experience and current
level of pay.
In exchange for forgoing safety for that
level of risk there is a
chance of outrageous returns.
This article claims that a word game can gauge motivation
levels, which is absolutely false on many
levels, motivation is shaped by a strong purpose
in life and not those that claim they are a product of
chance.
But
chances are you've never seen this
level of expressive faith outside the church, at the mall or
in the office.
Chances are the
level of excellence
in your own work is something you'll regret later.
The indeterminacy that science has found at the
levels of matter (uncertainty), life (
chance mutations), and human existence (freedom) are essential cosmological ingredients if the autonomy of the world is not to collapse into the being of the Creator - God (
in which case it would no longer be a world distinct unto itself).
He exercises his creativity
in a real world which has elements of spontaneity, of
chance, and, at the higher
levels, of moral freedom within it.
There are,
in fact, millions of different humans who are the products of randomness and
chance, particularly at the reproductive and genetic
level.
This involves expressing his love and respect for her, creating opportunities for continued sharing on as many
levels as feasible
in light of the new demands of parenthood, encouraging her to maintain at least one satisfying interest outside the home and the marriage, and taking over the parenting role regularly to give his wife a «
chance to come up for air,» as one young mother put it.
Since Darwin, this process of evolutionary growth, whereby
levels of Increasing complexity are seen to emerge from simpler ones, has been explained
in terms of the double mechanism of natural selection and
chance variation.
Chances for a major breakthrough improve as local, state, and federal
levels of government each play increasingly responsible roles
in mental health.
At the
level of subordinate, mutable, material causes, then, there is plenty of room for the unintended, though always because there are already definite purposes
in play; but from the vantage of the ultimate Cause, who knows and wills all that has being, motion, or life
in any way, there is no such thing as
chance.
He explains, «My T cell
level is at an all - time high giving me a zero per cent
chance of passing on the virus... miracles have been persistent
in my life, therefore faith has been persistent
in my life.»
The high
level of complexity
in DNA has led researchers to abandon
chance theories of life's origin
in favor of theories of spontaneous self - organization.
If God does not act at this
level «to design the universe
in a purposeful way,» he says, then «random
chance was extremely lucky, because the outcome is there to see.»
But your anger with this post is misguided
in my opinion, and is harshly shutting down a
chance for
level headed dialogue about a sensitive subject.
Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree
in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate
level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD
in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig
in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a
chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock
in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find
in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action
in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...
The very fact of our noticing and being bothered about
chance occurrences is a clue to the fact of a hierarchical universe
in which causal paths involving distinct
levels at times cross each other to our dismay or delight.
Thus, even before Christianity had a
chance to define itself
in terms of its own Hebrew origins, it was already being called upon to deal with an alien culture which had a
level of philosophical sophistication higher than its own.
This is the principle of «
chance and necessity» which Jacques Monod considers to be the one and only principle
in nature;
chance at the
level of genetic variation, necessity
in the working of natural selection.
However after a long meeting at camp and having not eaten anything
in about 6 hours, that pizza didn't stand a
chance to my
level of hunger.
«But I'm a great believer
in ensuring that they get at least one
chance and they get very clear support to get it right, but if they don't, at an executive
level you're paying far too much to be sitting around waiting and making sure if someone's training or not.»
This format afforded each entrant two
chances to win; one
in its own competition and one
in the taste - off for wines advancing to the top
level.
To bring the partnership to the next
level, Good Earth's Facebook fans can enter the «Taste the Tea Untamed Sweepstakes» for a
chance to win a trip - for - two to L.A. and a behind - the - scenes look at how Falkner works
in the kitchen and learn tips and tricks from one of the country's most recognizable culinary leaders — an opportunity that the chef relishes.
However, an opportunity to join Real Madrid doesn't come around all the time, with the Spanish giants able to offer him a
chance to take his career to the next
level in terms of winning trophies and establishing himself as a world superstar.