A nurse tells a patient a list of five objects to remember and, after five minutes, asks the patient to repeat the list. What is the nurse evaluating?
1. IQ
2. Thought content
3. Short-term memory
4. Long-term memory
Answer: 3
Explanation: Short-term, or active, memory holds information available for a brief period. Long-term memory is the brain's continuing system for storing and retrieving information over time. IQ is a measure of many elements of cognitive functioning. Thought content involves what an individual thinks about.
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