Transfer of learning is defined as what?

Transfer of learning is defined as what?

• A. The effect that learning one task has on learning another
• B. The memory capacity for tasks
• C. The rate of improvement on a single task
• D. The generalization of skills to unrelated activities

Answer: (A)

Transfer of learning is about how learning one task affects performance or learning in another task. It explains why practice in one context can help (positive transfer) or hinder (negative transfer) performance in a different context, and covers both similar (near) and different (far) tasks. The other options don’t fit because memory capacity is about how much you can hold in mind, and the rate of improvement on a single task isn’t about applying learning to another task. Generalization to other activities is related, but the formal idea is the influence on learning in a different task.

Transfer of learning is about how learning one task affects performance or learning in another task. It explains why practice in one context can help (positive transfer) or hinder (negative transfer) performance in a different context, and covers both similar (near) and different (far) tasks. The other options don’t fit because memory capacity is about how much you can hold in mind, and the rate of improvement on a single task isn’t about applying learning to another task. Generalization to other activities is related, but the formal idea is the influence on learning in a different task.