Quite often, children who grow up on farms and learn to drive tractors have an easier time later learning to drive cars than do children who had no such previous experience. This phenomenon is referred to as
A) general transfer.
B) specific transfer.
C) far transfer.
D) high-road transfer.

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Specific transfer refers to the transfer of learning from one specific task or situation to another specific task or situation. In this case, the children who learned to drive tractors have an easier time learning to drive cars because the skills and knowledge they acquired while driving tractors are directly applicable to driving cars.

Quite Often, Children Who Grow Up on Farms and Learn