Which one of the following is the best example of negative transfer? A)Nellie sees five squared 5²)in her math book and reads it as "fifty-two." B)Fred knows he can get Bs in his classes without having to study at all. C)José is trying to remember when World War II began, so he recalls all he can about European history and correctly concludes that the war must have begun in the late 1930s. D)Eleanor wants to tie a string securely to her pencil so that she can hang it from her notebook, but she has forgotten how to tie a square knot.

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Negative transfer occurs when prior knowledge interferes with the acquisition of new knowledge or skills. In this case, Nellie's prior knowledge of the pronunciation of numbers in English (reading "52" as "five squared") interferes with her ability to correctly read a number in a math context.

Which One of the Following Is the Best Example of Negative