When problem-solving situations look perceptually different but share similar goal sequences,infants of one year are able to transfer the solution to other problems once successful with the first one.

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Research has shown that infants as young as one year old are able to transfer a solution from one problem-solving situation to another if they share similar goal sequences, even if the situations look perceptually different. This is known as transfer learning or transfer of learning.

When Problem-Solving Situations Look Perceptually Different but Share Similar Goal