Midterm 1 (Info NOT on flash card)

Question 1

low value d’ test indicates a _____ sensitive test while a higher d’ value indicates a _____sensitive test

Answer 1

less, more

Question 2

advantage of using d’ as a measure of test sensitivity

Answer 2

there is greater separation, and the greater the separation of the distributions the better the test performance

Question 3

differentiate between a higher and a lower value of d’ based on hypothetical distributions of test scores

Answer 3

• higher d’ , peaks are further apart and you have fewer false positives/negatives
• lower d’ , peaks are closer together and you have more false positives

Question 4

traveling wave of a pure tone and of a noise where off-frequency listening was not occurring and draw same where off-frequency listening was occurring.

Answer 4

Question 5

Know that cognition is important for _______ processing in general, not only when talking about cognitive decline

Answer 5

speech/language

Question 6

Ease of Language Understanding Model

Answer 6

Encompasses/refers to implicit and explicit cognitive processes

Question 7

implicit

Answer 7

automatic no thought required, use for a simple speech, quiet (familiar listening situation) MATCH

Question 8

Explicit

Answer 8

deliberate or intentional, use for a more difficult listening environment (HL or unfamiliar speaker) MISMATCH

Question 9

what cognitive ability can be tested by prompting the response to all black letters when presented with a series of images containing black and red letters

Answer 9

selective attention

Question 10

what cognitive ability could be tested by instructing the patient to press the spacebar when a circle appears on the screen

Answer 10

processing speed

Question 11

what cognitive ability could be tested by variation of the stroop test

Answer 11

inhibition

Question 12

what cognitive ability could be tested by prompting the patient to increase the number of digits in a number sequence to see how many digits they can recall

Answer 12

short term memory

Question 13

what cognitive ability could be tested by prompting the patient to increase the number of digits in a number sequence and have them repeat it backwards to see how many digits they can recall the number and present it backwards

Answer 13

working memory

Question 14

what cognitive ability could be tested by a trail making task

Answer 14

executive function

Question 15

what cognitive ability can be tested through category matching, picture naming, picture sorting and word sorting

Answer 15

semantic knowledge

Question 16

Comprehension of distorted and degraded speech

Answer 16

listener can learn to comprehend speech that is lacking conventional cues. Perceptual learning occurs as this is the ability to learn and adjust to various talkers, leading to understanding talkers with varying voices. W/O cog influ same word different things