Lag. Develop. Chpt. 9

Question 1

The ear canal amplifies sound in what frequency range?

Answer 1

2,500- 3,500

Question 2

The outer hair cells serve what purpose in the auditory system?

Answer 2

Amplify sound at the place on the basilar membrane that is best tunes to the frequency of the sound

Question 3

Out of every 1,000 babies (both healthy and those treated in a neonatal intensive care unit), how many are born with permanent hearing loss?

Answer 3

3 to 4 out of every 1,000 babies

Question 4

Otitis media can contribute to the degree of severity of what type(s) of hearing loss?

Answer 4

Both a and c (Conductive hearing loss & Mixed hearing loss)

Question 5

Which of the following is not typically a symptom of an ear infection?

Answer 5

Increased sound sensitivity

Question 6

Which of the following is not a usual behavior for a child with a hearing loss?

Answer 6

Self-stimulating behaviors, such as rocking or humming

Question 7

Which of the following is the type of pediatric behavioral hearing test that utilizes rewarding the head-turn response via illuminating and/or animating a toy or a video clip?

Answer 7

VRA

Question 8

Tympanometry can be used to determine all of the following except:

Answer 8

Hearing sensitivity

Question 9

Otoacoustic emissions reflect:

Answer 9

The functional integrity of the outer hair cells in the cochlea

Question 10

Which physiological test can be used to estimate the pure tone audiogram?

Answer 10

ABR

Question 11

According to the seminal work by Yoshinaga-Itano et al. (1998), children identified with hearing loss by what age demonstrate significantly better receptive and expressive language than children identified after this age?

Answer 11

None of the above

Question 12

What is the purpose of fitting hearing aids to a child with permanent hearing loss?

Answer 12

To amplify speech sounds into the child’s residual auditory area, giving the child access to speech sounds while not making sounds uncomfortably loud

Question 13

A cochlear implant is most obviously a viable intervention for a child with which profile?

Answer 13

A child with severe-to-profound hearing loss whose family wants audition and spoken language to be a goal

Question 14

Which of the following abilities may be affected in a child with a hearing loss?

Answer 14

All of the above (Phonological awareness, Reading, Identification of sounds in words)

Question 15

A child with a hearing loss may be difficulty with which of the following aspects of speech or language?

Answer 15

Both a and c (Word meaning & Speech errors)

Question 16

Which of the following aspects of language may present difficulty for children with a hearing loss?

Answer 16

All of the above (Auxiliary verbs, Derivational morphemes, Inflectional morphemes)

Question 17

Which of the following speech errors might be present for a child with a hearing loss?

Answer 17

Fricative phonemes, such as /f/ and /s/

Question 18

Which of the following language problems may be present for children with a hearing loss?

Answer 18

All of the above (Reduced vocabulary, Lower reading, Lower mathematical scores)

Question 19

What is a sign that may be present for a child with a hearing loss?

Answer 19

Watches other children to understand what they are doing

Question 20

What is true about children who have a “mild” degree of hearing loss?

Answer 20

Are lower in word reading and decoding skills than children with normal hearing

Question 21

Which of the following is the loudest?

Answer 21

Jet takeoff

Question 22

Who of the following are members of the team that provide support for a child with a hearing loss?

Answer 22

Both b and c (Speech-language pathologist & Teachers)

Question 23

What degree of hearing loss is considered “mild”?

Answer 23

21-40 dB HL

Question 24

What degree of hearing loss is considered “moderate”

Answer 24

41-55 dB HL

Question 25

What is considered normal hearing sensitivity?

Answer 25

15 dB HL