Regarding Negative and Positive Transfer, Which of the Following Is

question 194

Multiple Choice

Regarding negative and positive transfer, which of the following is a FALSE statement?

• A)Negative transfer is usually brief.
• B)Positive transfer occurs less often than negative transfer.
• C)Negative transfer is most likely to occur when new responses must be made to an old stimulus.
• D)The greater standardization of airplane cockpits occurred because of the many tragic crashes caused by negative transfer.

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Definitions:

Implicit memory

A type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Memory for single items

The cognitive ability to recall and recognize individual pieces of information or singular objects.

Associative memory

The ability of the brain to connect and link related items or concepts, enhancing the retrieval of memories.

Metabolic rate

The rate at which an organism's body converts food into energy, critical for sustaining life processes and determining energy expenditure.