The transfer type where prior practice hinders current performance is called?

The transfer type where prior practice hinders current performance is called?

• A. Positive transfer
• B. Negative transfer
• C. Zero transfer
• D. Bilateral transfer

Answer: (B)

Negative transfer happens when something you learned before gets in the way of learning or performing a new skill. The old habit creates motor patterns that feel natural but don’t fit the new task, so you end up making timing errors, using the wrong technique, or taking longer to improve. For example, if you practiced a certain throwing action in one sport, you might automatically use that same action in a different drill where a different grip or release point is needed, causing confusion and poorer performance. This is different from positive transfer, where earlier learning helps, or zero transfer, where there’s no impact, and from bilateral transfer, which involves transferring skill between limbs.

Negative transfer happens when something you learned before gets in the way of learning or performing a new skill. The old habit creates motor patterns that feel natural but don’t fit the new task, so you end up making timing errors, using the wrong technique, or taking longer to improve. For example, if you practiced a certain throwing action in one sport, you might automatically use that same action in a different drill where a different grip or release point is needed, causing confusion and poorer performance. This is different from positive transfer, where earlier learning helps, or zero transfer, where there’s no impact, and from bilateral transfer, which involves transferring skill between limbs.