trainability
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4.3
- noun
- /ˌtreɪnəˈbɪləti/
- Four types of selection outcomes constituted 20 items in the questionnaire: candidate A, who was selected, had a higher trainability score ("A > B / Select A"); candidate A had a higher trainability score, but candidate B was selected ("A > B / select B"); candidate B, who was selected, had a higher trainability score ("A < B / select B"); and candidate B had a higher score, but candidate A was selected ("A < B / select A").
- trainability score
- high trainability
Examples
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I rather assume most people who use this term are actually referring to a dog's "trainability."
Blog text (33) -
The size of the discrepancy between the two candidates' trainability scores.
Academic text (1992) -
A number of authorities noted that, with household help now at a premium, parents must take advantage of the trainability of young children simply to find time for the rest of their own lives.
Academic text (1996) -
Four types of selection outcomes constituted 20 items in the questionnaire: candidate A, who was selected, had a higher trainability score ("A > B / Select A"); candidate A had a higher trainability score, but candidate B was selected ("A > B / select B"); candidate B, who was selected, had a higher trainability score ("A < B / select B"); and candidate B had a higher score, but candidate A was selected ("A < B / select A").
Academic text (1992) -
Four types of selection outcomes constituted 20 items in the questionnaire: candidate A, who was selected, had a higher trainability score ("A > B / Select A"); candidate A had a higher trainability score, but candidate B was selected ("A > B / select B"); candidate B, who was selected, had a higher trainability score ("A < B / select B"); and candidate B had a higher score, but candidate A was selected ("A < B / select A").
Academic text (1992) -
In general, the study showed that the fairness perception of selection outcomes was a function of "performance-relevant merits" (i.e., the trainability score as a predictor of future training performance).
Academic text (1992) -
This conception of intelligence stresses trainability, or the demonstrated ability to profit from learning experiences (Corman & Budoff, 1973), in contrast to a more traditional view of intelligence as fixed and unmodifiable.
Academic text (1990) -
To induce the "self-other" comparison process, subjects were instructed that they themselves were candidate A and candidate B belonged to an ethnic-minority group. Fairness judgments were then based on the comparison between the subjects' own trainability scores and those of a minority candidate.
Academic text (1992) -
The dog's high trainability makes it an excellent candidate for obedience competitions.
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Her success as a puppy trainer is largely due to the trainability of the breeds she works with.
Synonyms
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4.1
Being willing and able to learn from other people
How Trainable
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4.1
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4.3
- Specialized
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7.3
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3.6
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9.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trainability comes from train ('to teach') plus -able ('can be') and -ity ('the quality of'), so it literally means the 'quality of being able to be taught'. This is why the trainability of a dog or person tells you how easy they are to teach.