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negative transfer
noun
Definition of NEGATIVE TRANSFER
: the impeding of learning or performance in a situation by learned responses carried over from another situation
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First Known Use of NEGATIVE TRANSFER
1921
Medical Dictionary
negative transfer
noun
Medical Definition of NEGATIVE TRANSFER
: the impeding of learning or performance in a situation by the carryover of learned responses from another situation—compare interference 4
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