Perceptual assessment

Question 1

What does a DME scale stand for? DME-M?

Answer 1

direct magnitude estimation.

DME-M: Direct magnitude estimation with a module.

Question 2

What is a benefit of the direct magnitude estimation scale?

Answer 2

There is no limit on the listener for how high they can rate someone

Question 3

What are the cons of DME-M?

Answer 3

You have to listen to the module to rate, is awkward in clinical setting.

Hard to compare among different people’s scales since they are individual (have to do complicated math)

Question 4

What are some factors that influence the judgement of hypernasality?

Answer 4

–nasality sounds more prominent on high vowels, positive nasal flutter, increases in perception with articulation errors, more prominent to perception on voiced consonants (see perception slide 10 for more)

Question 5

What are some ways that nasal air emission can be measured?

Answer 5

Use high pressure consonants, see scape, listening tube, mirror fogging, aeromechanical system