Transfer of Learning, Curve & Plateau
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In the context of 'Transfer of Learning', under the bilateral or cross-educational theory associated with psychologists like C.W. Van Tören, when the training of a skill learned by one part of the body is automatically transferred to the other symmetrical part (such as the skill of writing with the right hand transferring to the left hand), what is this specific type of transfer known as?
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Among the various forms of transfer of learning, Bilateral Transfer (also known as Cross-Educational Transfer) is the process by which training or skill acquired by one limb or part of the body (e.g., right hand or leg) is automatically transferred to the symmetrical part of the body (e.g., left hand or leg).
- Mechanism: This occurs due to the coordination between the nervous system and the two hemispheres of the brain.
- Significance: It highlights how neural pathways formed during unilateral practice can be utilized by the opposite contralateral limb.
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