Proactive transfer is when a previously learnt skill influences on the way that a new skill is learned. Compared to positive transfer, this is where habits from a previous skill are transfered to the new skill.
For example. In early childhood, swinging a tennis racket could help increase hand eye coordination and timing the ball perfectly. When it comes to playing a cricket shot, this good hand eye coordination results in the ball being hit at the optimum moment.
It is important to note that although Proactive sounds positive, the habits of the learnt skill could cause bad habits in the new skill.
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