The person with ______________ amnesia is impaired in ability to learn new information, whereas the person with ______________ amnesia is impaired in ability to recall previously learned information.

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Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories, while retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to recall past memories. Therefore, option C is the correct choice. Option A is incorrect because it refers to the present and the past, which are not terms used to describe types of amnesia. Option B is incorrect because retrograde amnesia actually refers to the inability to recall past memories, not the ability to form new memories. Option D is incorrect because proactive and retroactive are terms used to describe types of interference in memory, not types of amnesia.

The Person with ______________ Amnesia Is Impaired in Ability to Learn