Questions: We retain thoughts needed for in our short-term memory. physical development use up to an hour later taking tests immediate use

The answer is immediate use.

Short-term memory is not primarily associated with physical development. Physical development involves long-term processes and changes in the body, which are not directly related to the temporary storage of information in short-term memory.

While short-term memory can retain information for a brief period, it is typically limited to a much shorter duration, often seconds to a minute or two. Information needed for use up to an hour later would likely require transfer to long-term memory or another form of memory retention.

Taking tests often requires recalling information that has been stored in long-term memory, especially if the test covers material learned over a longer period. Short-term memory might be used for immediate recall during a test, but it is not the primary memory system for test-taking.

Short-term memory is designed to hold information temporarily for immediate use. It allows us to retain and manipulate information for tasks we are currently engaged in, such as remembering a phone number long enough to dial it. This aligns with the function of short-term memory.