Question

________ interference occurs when old information hinders the recall of newly learned information, while ________ interference happens when information learned more recently hinders the recall of older information.

inactive; active
proactive; retroactive
active; inactive
retroactive; proactive

Explanation:

Analyze the first blank

Using the Proactive Interference and Memory Interference knowledge points

• The first part of the statement describes a scenario where old information hinders the recall of newly learned information.
• This direction of interference (old acting forward to disrupt new) is defined as proactive interference.

Analyze the second blank

Using the Retroactive Interference and Memory Interference knowledge points

• The second part of the statement describes a scenario where information learned more recently hinders the recall of older information.
• This direction of interference (new acting backward to disrupt old) is defined as retroactive interference.

Match with the options

• Combining the two terms in order gives: "proactive; retroactive".
• This matches the second option.

Answer:

• inactive; active
• proactive; retroactive (Correct answer)
• active; inactive
• retroactive; proactive