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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The transfer of learning from one situation to another that is conscious and effortful is low-road transfer.
Statement II: The automatic, often unconscious, transfer of learning to another situation is high-road transfer.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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UGC NET 2023 Electronic Science Question Paper (13-Dec-2023) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

To determine the correctness of the given statements about transfer of learning, we need to understand the concepts of "low-road transfer" and "high-road transfer" in educational psychology.

  1. Low-road transfer: This refers to the automatic and often unconscious transfer of learned skills or knowledge to a new situation. It typically occurs when there is a high degree of similarity between the learning context and the new context, allowing for the effortless application of what has been learned.
  2. High-road transfer: In contrast, this involves a more conscious and deliberate effort to apply learned principles or knowledge to new and dissimilar situations. This transfer requires critical thinking and the ability to abstract learned knowledge to new contexts.

Given these definitions, let us evaluate the statements:

  • Statement I: "The transfer of learning from one situation to another that is conscious and effortful is low-road transfer." This statement is false because a conscious and effortful transfer is indicative of high-road transfer, not low-road transfer.
  • Statement II: "The automatic, often unconscious, transfer of learning to another situation is high-road transfer." This statement is also false because an automatic and unconscious transfer aligns with the description of low-road transfer, not high-road transfer.

Based on these explanations, the correct answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are false. Thus, the correct answer is:

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

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