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DelorasTo

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Which one of the following illustrates positive transfer?
 
  a. Robert is trying to learn the spelling of the word shepherd. He remembers that he learned to spell tomcat by putting two words together and so writes sheepherd.
  b. Vince notices that rules of grammar are not always the same in English and Japanese.
  c. Zelda uses the formula for calculating the area of a circle when she wants to know how much bigger a 10-inch pizza is than a 7-inch pizza.
  d. David is trying to learn to program a computer. He reads his programming manual but is confused by some of its instructions.

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Which one of the following is the best example of inert knowledge?
 
  a. Kate is surprised to learn that Winston Churchill, Great Britain's prime minister during World War II, lost his battle for reelection in 1945.
  b. Wally knows how to multiply and divide fractions but doesn't realize he can use this knowledge when he needs to adjust measurements in a cake recipe.
  c. In his everyday speech, Quincy correctly uses irregular verbs (e.g., go, went, have gone), but he can't explain the difference between regular and irregular verbs.
  d. After breaking her leg, Paisley is unable to play basketball for several months.



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ashely1112

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b




DelorasTo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


meow1234

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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