When Katie was making a cake using a new recipe, she mistakenly used some of the ingredients from an old recipe she had used often, BEST illustrating _____ interference. When Laurel got a new combination lock, she forgot the combination for her old lock, BEST illustrating _____ interference.

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Katie's mistake of using old recipe ingredients when trying a new recipe is an example of proactive interference, where old information interferes with new learning. Laurel forgetting her old lock combination after learning a new one is an example of retroactive interference, where new information interferes with the recall of old information.

When Katie Was Making a Cake Using a New Recipe