Lesson 13

Question 1

Speech discrimination tests

Answer 1

approximate a sample of speech sounds in an ordinary conversation

Question 2

The patient has pure tone air conduction thresholds of 40 dB HL at each frequency. If the patient has a conductive hearing loss, his MCL would be approximately

Answer 2

80 dB HL or above

Question 3

Discriminating complex sounds depend on

Answer 3

timbre

Question 4

In a complex sound, the fundamental frequency is the

Answer 4

loudest frequency

Question 5

We recognize the different vowel sounds because of variations in

Answer 5

timbre

Question 6

A formant is

Answer 6

a concentration of energy around certain frequencies

Question 7

The most important energy for recognizing speech sounds are

Answer 7

second and third formants

Question 8

The upward spread of masking occurs when

Answer 8

a low frequency sound masks out a high frequency sound

Question 9

Masking is required for discrimination tests when

Answer 9

masking was used for air conduction tests

Question 10

Binaural testing

Answer 10

helps decide which ear to fit