- negative transfer
- negative transfer n 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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Negative Transfer — describes a pattern of error in animal learning and behavior, within the framework of behavioral psychology. It occurs when a learned, and previously adaptive response to one stimulus interferes with the acquisition of an adaptive response to a… … Wikipedia
negative transfer — noun : the impeding of learning or performance in a situation by the carry over of learned responses from another situation compare interference 9 transfer 6b * * * Psychol. the obstruction of or interference with new learning because of previous … Useful english dictionary
negative transfer — noun Date: 1921 the impeding of learning or performance in a situation by learned responses carried over from another situation … New Collegiate Dictionary
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negative transfer — neg′ative trans′fer n. psl cog interference with new learning because of an established pattern of previous learning • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
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Negative resistance — is a property of some electric circuits where an increase in the current entering a port results in a decreased voltage across the same port. This is in contrast to a simple ohmic resistor, which exhibits an increase in voltage under the same… … Wikipedia
