transfer of training

the influence of prior learning on new learning, either to enhance it (see positive transfer) or to hamper it (see negative transfer). Solving a new problem is usually easier if previously learned principles or components can be applied, but in some cases these may confuse or mislead. The general principles of mathematics, for example, transfer to computer programming, but a knowledge of Spanish may have both positive and negative effects in learning Italian. See also general transfer; specific transfer.

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gangliosidosis

n. a disorder of lipid metabolism marked by the excessive accumulation of gangliosides in the nervous system. Gangliosidosis occurs in a number of different forms, each associated with a specific ganglioside; Tay–Sachs disease is one type of gangliosidosis.