negative transfer

noun

, Psychology.

1. the obstruction of or interference with new learning because of previous learning, as when a U.S. tourist in England learns to drive on the left side of the road.

Word History and Origins

Origin of negative transfer¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Without transference of this sort, or without a negative transfer, he would not even listen to the physician and to his arguments.

From Project Gutenberg