skill transfer

• positive transfer of skill is when learning one task is enhanced by another task
• negative transfer of skill is when learning a new skill interferes with the previous knowledge of a skill
• proactive skill transfer is the influence of one skill on a skill yet to be learnt
• retroactive skill transfer is the negative influence of one skill on a skill that has been previously learnt
• zero transfer of skill is when there is no skill transfer at all
• bilateral skill transfer is the transfer of a skill from one limb to another