Evidences of Positive and Negative Transfer Effects Between Highly Similar Perceptual-Motor Tasks

Authors

Ronald H. Peters, State University of IowaFollow
John R. Reil, State University of Iowa
David Leonard, State University of Iowa

Document Type

Research

Abstract

One hundred twenty male undergraduates, each assigned to one of two groups, performed highly similar perceptual-motor tasks varying in difficulty. The tasks were provided by the Multipoint Two-Hand Coordinator. On Day 2, one-half of the Ss in each group changed tasks while one-half continued on the same task. Evidences of positive and negative transfer effects were found with greater positive transfer from the easier to the more difficult task than in the reverse direction. A striking feature of the study was the persistence of negative transfer effects.

Publication Date

1960

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

67

Issue

1

First Page

449

Last Page

458

Copyright

©1960 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Peters, Ronald H.; Reil, John R.; and Leonard, David (1960) "Evidences of Positive and Negative Transfer Effects Between Highly Similar Perceptual-Motor Tasks," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 67(1), 449-458.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol67/iss1/56