Your Supervisor Is Busy Getting Ready to Attend a Meeting

question 1

Multiple Choice

Your supervisor is busy getting ready to attend a meeting. Which of the following questions would be appropriate to ask at this time?

• A) May I take next Thursday off to attend a wedding?
• B) Can you show me how to use the copy machine?
• C) Can you help me with a patient who appears to be having an allergic reaction to a medication?
• D) What is the phone number of our laundry service?

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Definitions:

Central Executive

A part of working memory model that coordinates the activities of the two subsystems, the phonological loop and the visuo-spatial sketchpad, and integrates information from the episodic buffer.

Working Memory Capacity

The amount of information that can be held and manipulated in working memory, a key factor in cognitive processes such as reasoning, comprehension, and learning.

Phonological Loop

A component of working memory model involving the temporary storage and manipulation of verbal and auditory information.

Working Memory

An intellectual system with finite capabilities, tasked with holding data temporarily to facilitate processing.