A Mole Becomes Suspicious When It Is Greater Than 6

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Multiple Choice

A mole becomes suspicious when it is greater than 6 mm in diameter.How big is 6 mm approximately?

• A) just barely visible, about the size of a pin prick
• B) about the same as one of the letters in this question
• C) about the size of a pencil eraser
• D) about the size of a nickel
• E) about the size of a quarter

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Definitions:

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive exercise used to assess short-term memory and attention span by having individuals try to remember trigrams or three-letter combinations after various distractions and intervals.

Short-Term Memory

The component of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing for a brief period of time.

Decay

A hypothesized process of forgetting in which material is thought to erode, break apart, or otherwise disintegrate or fade.

Echoic Memory

A type of sensory memory that retains audio information for a short period after the original sound has ceased.