You are an accomplished violinist but have always dreamed of playing the guitar in a rock band. Unfortunately, you are having a hard time keeping your violin finger positions separate from your guitar finger positions. This characterizes what type of transfer?
A) positive
B) negative
C) general
D) high road

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Negative transfer occurs when learning in one context or with one set of skills hinders or interferes with performance in another context or with another set of skills. In this case, the violin finger positions are interfering with learning guitar finger positions.

You Are an Accomplished Violinist but Have Always Dreamed of Playing