They are less likely to be overweight and have type two diabetes.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

People have names. People have distinct, individual names that mark them as people and once you know somebody's name you are less likely to do bad things to them.

人都有各具个性的名字,这标志他们的人性,一旦你知道某个人的名字,你对他行恶的可能性就会降低。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

In fact though, the children who you reward later on think that this activity has less value and they are less likely to do it when there's no reward present.

但事实上，拿到奖励的孩子会想,这个活动的价值变低了，如果没有奖励,他们就不太可能会再做。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And older children and children who live in homes where their primary language is not English, and also children who complete all their homework, are less likely to be bullies."

VOA: special.2010.05.06

It's because these are the women who have abdominal obesity, so women are less likely to have it in the first place, but many do, and of those who do and have that metabolic syndrome, then they're more susceptible to the heart disease outcomes than men are.

这是因为研究对象都是有腹部肥胖的女性,女性一开始的确比较少患腹部肥胖,但其中仍有人会有腹部肥胖,所以那些患代谢综合征的腹部肥胖女性,与男性相比更容易受到心脏疾病的影响

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

"That means they are less likely to lay off workers." Other glimmers of economic hope appeared Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.07.14

After their release,they are much less likely to return to jail if they do some yoga there.

在狱中练过瑜伽的犯人,获释后较少会再进监狱。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

Researchers discovered that people whose brains have higher levels of leptin are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

So, these are an important list of factors as to the factors that can make somebody less likely to bring it up to the killing level.

这些都是很重要的影响因素,它们能使电击者,进行致命电击的可能性降低。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

(SAYING) One article in the journal reports that while older adults are less likely to receive chemotherapy following colon surgery, they tolerate it better than younger patients and don't get as sick from the therapy.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"We also looked at the part of the brain called the hippocampus which is very important for forming the sort of memories we make everyday,you know, when you have to remember a pin number or you have to remember how to get somewhere, and the hippocampus, if it's a good size that means you are less likely to develop Alzheimer's,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

The group says it has found that students in higher priced programs are more likely,not less likely, to repay their students loans.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

Less than sixty percent of students now entering four-year American colleges are likely to graduate.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

And that parents who share ideas with their children and talk with them and who've met most of their child's friends are much less likely to have children who become bullies."

VOA: special.2010.05.06

"Because of that negative stereotype, girls are more likely to believe that they are less able in math compared to boys who have similar grades and tests scores in math."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

These are all things that you know if your people have something to live for, the economy starts getting stronger, they start having access to basic medical care, they are going to be overall less likely to turn to drugs."

VOA: standard.2010.06.23