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Transfer
2. When learning in one situation influences learning in a new situation. This influence can either be positive or negative. It is positive if the learning in one situation assists learning in a new situation, such as when a child avoids touching a boiling pot of water because he/she was burned in the past after touching a hot stove. The influence is negative if what one has learned in one situation interferes with the ability to learn in another situation. For example, someone who has learned to swing a baseball bat very well may find that this interferes with learning to swing a golf club well. This meaning of transfer is also known as transmission.
3. The same thing as transference, which is when unconscious feelings and desires (especially those from childhood) towards someone are redirected to a new object or person, such as a psychologist doing therapy. Unconscious feelings and desires are those that the person does not recognize he/she is experiencing. Transfer comes from the Latin word "transferre" meaning "to carry over."
1. The process of moving from one place to another. In medical charts, you may see the word "transfers" written. This refers to the ability of patients to move from one position to another, such as from bed to a wheelchair.
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