Transfer and generalization of cognitive skill after traumatic brain injury

R Parenté; M Twum; B Zoltan

doi:10.3233/NRE-1994-4105

Transfer and generalization of cognitive skill after traumatic brain injury

NeuroRehabilitation. 1994;4(1):25-35. doi: 10.3233/NRE-1994-4105.

Authors

R Parenté¹, M Twum², B Zoltan³

Affiliations

¹ Towson State University Psychology Department, The Maryland Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, MD.
² Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia.
³ Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.

PMID: 24526210
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1994-4105

Abstract

The authors discuss the principles of transfer and generalization of learning as they apply to rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. A general model is provided that predicts the outcome of most rehabilitation therapies. Implications of the model for improving treatment are discussed. Two experimental tests of the model are described and the results are in accord with model predictions.

Keywords: Transfer; brain injury; cognitive skills; generalization; learning.