TOEFL語彙

An electronic device that follows instructions to process, store, and communicate information.

コンピューター；パソコン

room with computers for student use

コンピューター室

To acknowledge that a point is true or reasonable, often despite an earlier or broader disagreement.

認める；それまで、または全体としては反対でも、ある点の真実性や妥当性を認める

To direct mental effort toward one activity or subject without letting other things distract you.

集中する；注意を集中させる

A defined area of emphasis within a degree program, usually completed through a specified group of courses.

専攻内の重点分野；専門コース

amount of component relative to quantity of mixture

濃度

a general idea or mental category used to think about and understand something

概念；考え方

An acknowledgment that part of another person's argument is true or reasonable.

譲歩；相手の論証の一部が真実または妥当だと認めること

expressing the necessary information in few words

簡潔な；必要な情報を少ない言葉で表す

to reach a judgment or decision after considering information or reasons

結論を出す；判断に至る

A judgment reached after considering information, evidence, or reasons.

結論；情報・証拠・理由を検討した末の判断

specific and definite rather than abstract or vague

具体的で明確な；抽象的でない

Registration in two courses during the same teaching period, especially when one requires the other.

同時履修；同じ学期に複数科目を履修すること

change from vapor into liquid droplets

凝結する；液化する

To establish or change a learned response through repeated associations or consequences.

条件づける；出来事の関連や行動の結果を通して、学習による反応を形成する

document recording an object's physical state at a particular time

状態調書；ある時点の品の物理的状態、損傷、変化を記録した文書

A learned reaction elicited by a cue that has become associated with another stimulus.

条件反応；学習によって別の刺激と結びついた手がかりが引き起こす反応

A cue that comes to produce a learned response after being associated with another stimulus.

条件刺激；別の刺激と結びつくことで、学習された反応を引き起こすようになった手がかり

Learning in which associations between events or the consequences of behavior change later responses.

条件づけ；出来事の関連や行動の結果を通して反応が変わる学習

allow electric current to pass through

電気を通す；電流を伝える

material that readily allows electric current

導体

A feeling of trust in ability or in a judgment, not a statistical interval.

自信；信頼；能力や判断を頼りにできるという気持ち

range expressing uncertainty around an estimate

信頼区間；母集団の値の推定に伴う不確実性を表すために、標本データから計算する範囲

Feeling sure about an ability, judgment, or expected outcome.

自信のある；能力・判断・予想される結果について確信している

to show or state that a belief, report, or piece of information is correct

確かめる；裏付ける

A tendency to favor information that supports existing beliefs while giving less attention to information that challenges them.

確証バイアス；既存の信念を支持する情報を重視し、反証にはあまり注意を向けない傾向

A situation in which two scheduled activities occur at incompatible times.

予定の重複；授業時間の衝突

To change or adjust behavior so that it matches a group's expectations or usual behavior.

同調する；集団の期待に合わせて行動を変える

The adjustment of behavior or expressed opinions to match a group's expectations.

同調；行動や表明する意見を集団の期待に合わせること