actual quiz 1 questions

Question 1

what are thr acousitc correlats of pitch perception

Answer 1

frequency- Hz

Question 2

what are the acoustic correlates of perception of loudness

Answer 2

intensity dB

Question 3

decibel is a ____ scale

Answer 3

logarithmic

Question 4

Hertz is a ______scale

Answer 4

linear

Question 5

Octave is a ____

Answer 5

llogarithmic scale

Question 6

0 dB= silence t/f

Answer 6

false

Question 7

Octave is a ____

Answer 7

logarithmic scale

Question 8

0 octave= silence t/f

Answer 8

false

Question 9

what is the intensity of a sound that has 100X greater intensity than a 60-dB sound?

Answer 9

80 dB- 100x= 20 db intensity increased by tenX every time 10+10=20 60+20= 80.

Question 10

what is the frequency of a sound that is two octaves higher than a 100-Hz sound?

Answer 10

400 hz. up an octave= X2 freq. +2 octave=x4 freq +3 octave=+8 frequency

Question 11

the term speech prosody can be defined in two different ways

Answer 11

form and function

Question 12

to define prosody by its function: prosody is the phonetic and phonological properties of speech that indicate ceratain aspects of a ___ not (just) a specifiC_____

Answer 12

sentence not a just a specific word

Question 13

to define prosody by its form: prosody comprises the suprasegmental aspects of the speech stream, which mainly involves three acoustic features:

Answer 13

fundamental frequency duration and intensity.

Question 14

is the following sentence relevant to the definition of prosody by its function
“the position of stressi n a word can indicate whether the word is a noun or a verb”

Answer 14

it is not relevant to the definition of frosody by its function because its on the word level not the sentence level

Question 15

boundaries and prominence are two important concepts in ___

Answer 15

speech prosody

Question 16

which acoustic features are important to correlate with prosodic boundaries?

Answer 16

pause, lengthening before the boundary, and pitch excursion before the boundary

Question 17

which acoustic features correlate with prosodic prominence?

Answer 17

lengthening of the target word, pitch excursion on the target word, and increased intensity on the target word.