David is asked to remember a list of cities, including "Miami, Anchorage, Paris, and Moscow" and is then shown a series of city names on a computer screen. Which of the following would test his ability to recall this information from short-term memory?
A. Have him raise his hand each time he sees a city from the original list
B. Have him raise his hand after every 10th city name
C. Have him recall facts about each city when he sees a city from the original list
D. Have him put the entire list of city names in alphabetical order
Answer: A
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