Considering what research has revealed about transfer, in which of the following situations is transfer least likely to happen?
A)Students who have studied rules of formal logic are now studying chemistry.
B)Students who know the basic addition facts are now studying the basic subtraction facts.
C)Students who have learned to play softball are now learning baseball.
D)Students who know Spanish are now learning French.

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Transfer is least likely to happen when the two tasks do not share any underlying concepts or skills. Studying formal logic and studying chemistry are very dissimilar, and there is little overlap in the knowledge or skills required for these tasks. It is therefore unlikely that knowledge of formal logic will transfer to the study of chemistry. In contrast, the other three options all involve tasks that share some underlying concepts or skills, making transfer more likely to occur.

Considering What Research Has Revealed About Transfer, in Which of the Following