Match the concepts in Column I with their descriptions in Column II: Column I:…
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Match the concepts in Column I with their descriptions in Column II:
Column I: Concept | Column II: Description |
|---|---|
A. Low-road transfer | I. Transfer that involves thinking about how to apply prior learning to a new situation |
B. High-road transfer | II. Transfer that involves looking back to a previous situation for information that may help solve a problem |
C. Forward-reaching transfer | III. Transfer from one situation to another that is conscious and effortful |
D. Backward-reaching transfer | IV. Automatic, often unconscious transfer of learning to another situation |
Answer: A. A-IV B-III C-I D-II — ConceptTransfer of learning is the use of knowledge or skill acquired in one context in another context. It may be automatic or deliberate, and it may draw on…
- A.
A-IV B-III C-I D-II
- B.
A-III B-IV C-I D-II
- C.
A-I B-III C-IV D-II
- D.
A-II B-I C-III D-IV
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Transfer of learning is the use of knowledge or skill acquired in one context in another context. It may be automatic or deliberate, and it may draw on the past or anticipate future use.
Low-road and high-road describe the mental effort involved: low-road transfer is automatic, whereas high-road transfer requires conscious abstraction. Forward-reaching and backward-reaching describe the direction of retrieval: anticipating later use versus recalling an earlier experience.
Application
Low-road transfer is automatic and often unconscious, so A maps to IV.
High-road transfer is conscious and effortful, so B maps to III.
Forward-reaching transfer involves anticipating how present learning can be used in a new situation, so C maps to I.
Backward-reaching transfer looks back to an earlier situation for useful information, so D maps to II.
Cross-check and contrast
The sequence A-III B-IV C-I D-II swaps the defining effort levels of low-road and high-road transfer.
The sequence A-I B-III C-IV D-II assigns the future-oriented description to low-road transfer and the automatic description to forward-reaching transfer.
The sequence A-II B-I C-III D-IV mixes the direction-based descriptions with the effort-based concepts.
Therefore, the complete matching is A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II.