Considering what research has revealed about transfer, in which of the following situations is transfer least likely to happen?
a. Students who have studied rules of formal logic are now studying chemistry.
b. Students who know the basic addition facts are now studying the basic subtraction facts.
c. Students who have learned to play softball are now learning baseball.
d. Students who know Spanish are now learning French.
Question 2
Nathan has been playing golf with his parents for many years. When he goes out for the school baseball team, he has trouble hitting the ball because he keeps confusing the swing of the bat with how he swings a golf club. Nathan's difficulty reflects:
a. negative transfer.
b. general transfer.
c. rote learning.
d. mental set in problem solving.
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