In this task, you are given a multiple-choice question about healthcare. Answer the question based on your information and classify your answers into '1', '2', '3', and '4'.

[EX Q]: Question: According to the Scale of Thought Disorders, Language and Communication (Andreasen, 1979), what is the definition of Distracted Speech: 
 Options:  <1> Answers of a longer duration than adequate and that provide little information. <2> The patient stands in the middle of a sentence or idea and changes the subject in response to immediate stimuli. <3> The patient responds obliquely, tangentially or even relevantly. <4> A pattern of spontaneous speech in which ideas slip away from each other. <5> The patient speaks quickly and it is difficult to interrupt him.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Question: Calcitriol or active Vitamin D induces: 
 Options:  <1> Hypocalcemia <2> Synthesis of calbindin in enterocytes. <3> Calcium secretion in urine. <4> PTH secretion. <5> Decrease in intestinal absorption of phosphate.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Question: The validation or verification of information is an essential step in critical thinking that helps you avoid: 
 Options:  <1> Make assumptions <2> Skip pertinent information <3> Misinterpreting situations. <4> Draw hasty conclusions or focus in the wrong direction. <5> All the previous answers are correct.
[EX A]:
5