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Notes: #ai-agents

September 2026

PaperPsychological BulletinSusan M. Barnett, Stephen J. Ceci·

When and Where Do We Apply What We Learn?

When and Where Do We Apply What We Learn?

This 2002 paper proposes a taxonomy for distinguishing near and far transfer of learning across knowledge domains, physical, temporal, functional, social, and modality contexts. It provides a framework for evaluating how learned skills, representations, and principles are applied in new situations.

My note

A paper published in 2002, and very relevant now! One research direction is to to apply and evaluate learning theories, developed years ago, on AI agents.

#learning #education #ai-agents #transfer-learning