MIdterm Flashcards
Are Hearing and Understanding the same thing?
No
What tests hearing
puretone testing
what tests understanding
speech testing
What are the two ways for speech testing
CD and monitor live voicing (MLV)
What is speech detection
lowest level detecting a word. Not used all the time.
What is Speech recognition
lowest level you can hear and understand. try to do it
what finds speech recognition
houstin westlake
what is the houstin westlake
5+ 10-
What kind of words are used during a houstin westlake
spondees (hotdog)
how to find the puretone average
500 1K 2K divide by 3 be in range of 7 If it is more they are faking it
what is MCL
most comfortable loudness level
what is UCL
uncomfortable loudness level
What is dynamic range important for
hearing aids
what is the the difference between reliability and validity
validity measures what it says it will measure
reliability every time test is given test will reveal similar scores each time.
what are the three key factors for validity
test will measure what its supposed to
how well a test will compare to similar tests
how tests stands up to alterations of signal that are known to affect other speech test in specific ways
Is word recognition and SRT the same thing?
no
what is SRT
speech recognition threshold
what words do we use to test hearing and understand
monosyllabic
how many monosyllabic words are used when testing
50