Skill Acquisition - Transfer of skills

Question 1

Negative Transfer

Answer 1

where one skill or situation hinders the learning and performance of another skill (or situation)
E.G: the flexed arm in throwing hinders the straight arm required for cricket bowling

Question 2

Positive Transfer

Answer 2

where one skill or situation helps the learning and performance of another skill (or situation)
E.G: the arm action of throwing a ball helps the action of the racquet arm when serving in tennis

Question 3

Retroactive Transfer

Answer 3

where the current learning of a new skill effects the performance of a previously learned skill
E.G: the current learning of a serve in volley ball can affect the throwing action in baseball

Question 4

Proactive Transfer

Answer 4

where a previously learned skill affects the current learning or performance of another skill
E.G: the skills of how you hold a racket in tennis and how you hold the racket in squash

Question 5

Bilateral Transfer

Answer 5

transfer from limb to limb (from one side of the body to the other)
E.G: a footballer using both feet to kick the ball