Which of the following best exemplifies the zero transfer of learning?

Zero transfer means one learning has no effect at all on another, as with carpentry skills used for painting, two unrelated crafts.

Using one programming language to learn a similar one shares logic and syntax, giving positive transfer, not zero.

Applying basketball learning techniques to soccer carries over general motor and practice strategies, again positive transfer.

Applying a mathematical problem-solving method to physics moves an abstract principle across domains, a high-road positive transfer.

Transfer is positive when prior learning helps, negative when it hinders, and zero when it neither helps nor hinders.

Charles Judd's theory of generalization holds that transfer grows when learners grasp the underlying principle.