SLPA 100 Final Flashcards
Which of the following is not an employment setting for speech and hearing professionals?
E. all of the above are employment settings (hospitals, private practice, nursing homes, publics schools)
Psychologists, particularly ________, are involved in identifying and treating a variety of cognitive and communication deficits.
D. neuropsychologists
The organization that represents and regulates individuals practicing speech-language pathology and audiology is?
A. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
_______ are tools for advancing theories and research. They provide information to help professionals remain current in their diagnostic and therapeutic skills.
C. Journals
The terminal or highest degree necessary to practice speech-language pathology and audiology is the?
B. Master’s
After completion of the academic training and supervised practicum, the candidate for the Certificate of Clinical Competence must complete a _______. This involves gainful employment, but with 9-12 months of supervision.
B. Clinical Fellowship
It has been said that the higher one goes up the professional ladder, the more exclusively the job becomes?
C. communication
______ is a medical doctor who specializes in medical and surgical management of diseases and disorders of the ear.
A. otologist
_____ is a medical doctor who specializes in the medical and surgical management of diseases and disorders of the ear and throat.
C. otolaryngologist
Frequency of vibration correlates with the psychological perception of_____?
B. pitch
_____ is used when referring to frequency of vibration.
A. Hz
Amplitude of vibration correlates with psychological perception of
A. loudness
_____ is used when referring to loudness.
B. dB
The _____ is one type of graphic representation of air vibration.
C. sound wave form
The speech signal is composed of energy principally below____ cycles per second.
D. 4000
Human hearing range is between 20 and_____ cycles per second.
B. 20,000
_____ occurs when the distance between two molecules is greater than the distance during inertia of the normal resting stage.
A. rarefaction
The_____ energy stage of hearing involves the transformation of acoustic energy by the structure of the middle ear.
C. mechanical
The space between the tympanic membrane and the cochlea is known as the_____ ear.
C. middle
The_____ tube allows air pressure equalization between the middle ear and external environment.
E. eustachian
Sound is transformed into_____ energy at the cochlea.
C. hydraulic
The_____ is to hearing as the eye is to vision.
D. cochlea
The specific cranial nerve that eventually transmits sound to the cortex is the_____ cranial nerve.
A. VIII
_____ hearing loss is the result of impairment of the acoustical and mechanical energy transmission stages.
B. conductive
Dysfunctions of the_____ usually involve long term exposure to noise.
C. cochlea
An air-bone gap suggests a_____ type of hearing loss.
B.conductive
_____ audiometry involves occluding the ear and presenting different pressure levels.
D. impedance
Which reflex is tested during impedance audiometry?
C. stapedial
On the audiogram, the right ear receives a_____ marking.
C. red 0
The hearing test suggested in the section are_____ in nature.
A. screening
In English,there are_____ sounds or phonemes.
A. 44
IPA stands for?
B. International Phonetic Alphabet
Consonants are typically divided into two production classification systems; place and_____.
B. manner
The sound “sh” on the word brush is represented by which IPA symbol?
A. /ʃ/
The sound “ch” on the word chicken is represented by which IPA symbol?
B. /tʃ/
The vowel “ou” om tje word you is represented by which IPA symbol?
B. /u/
THe vowel in the word “hit” is represented by which IPA symbol?
B. /ɪ/
Which of the following is a nasal in English?
D. A and B above are nasals ( /m/ and /n/ )
Which of the following is not a place of articulation sire consonants?
E. All of the above are sites of articulation (labio-dental, lingua-alveolar, lingua-dental, lingua-velar)
_____ production is dependent on lip rounding, height, and position of the tongue in the oral cavity.
B. vowel