When earlier learning inhibits performance on a highly related task, what kind of transfer occurs?
APositive transfer
BNear transfer
CFar transfer
DNegative transfer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Negative transfer
1. Prior learning gets in the way of the new task.
2. Positive transfer is when learning supports novel problem solving.
3. So it is negative transfer.
_Source: Wikipedia, Learning, section Transfer_
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