SLPA 100 Final Flashcards

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Which of the following is not an employment setting for speech and hearing professionals?

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E. all of the above are employment settings (hospitals, private practice, nursing homes, publics schools)

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Psychologists, particularly ________, are involved in identifying and treating a variety of cognitive and communication deficits.

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D. neuropsychologists

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The organization that represents and regulates individuals practicing speech-language pathology and audiology is?

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A. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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_______ are tools for advancing theories and research. They provide information to help professionals remain current in their diagnostic and therapeutic skills.

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C. Journals

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5
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The terminal or highest degree necessary to practice speech-language pathology and audiology is the?

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B. Master’s

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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.

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B. Clinical Fellowship

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It has been said that the higher one goes up the professional ladder, the more exclusively the job becomes?

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C. communication

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______ is a medical doctor who specializes in medical and surgical management of diseases and disorders of the ear.

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A. otologist

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_____ is a medical doctor who specializes in the medical and surgical management of diseases and disorders of the ear and throat.

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C. otolaryngologist

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10
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Frequency of vibration correlates with the psychological perception of_____?

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B. pitch

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_____ is used when referring to frequency of vibration.

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A. Hz

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12
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Amplitude of vibration correlates with psychological perception of

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A. loudness

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_____ is used when referring to loudness.

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B. dB

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14
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The _____ is one type of graphic representation of air vibration.

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C. sound wave form

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15
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The speech signal is composed of energy principally below____ cycles per second.

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D. 4000

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16
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Human hearing range is between 20 and_____ cycles per second.

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B. 20,000

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17
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_____ occurs when the distance between two molecules is greater than the distance during inertia of the normal resting stage.

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A. rarefaction

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18
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The_____ energy stage of hearing involves the transformation of acoustic energy by the structure of the middle ear.

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C. mechanical

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The space between the tympanic membrane and the cochlea is known as the_____ ear.

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C. middle

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20
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The_____ tube allows air pressure equalization between the middle ear and external environment.

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E. eustachian

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21
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Sound is transformed into_____ energy at the cochlea.

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C. hydraulic

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22
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The_____ is to hearing as the eye is to vision.

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D. cochlea

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23
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The specific cranial nerve that eventually transmits sound to the cortex is the_____ cranial nerve.

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A. VIII

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24
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_____ hearing loss is the result of impairment of the acoustical and mechanical energy transmission stages.

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B. conductive

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25
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Dysfunctions of the_____ usually involve long term exposure to noise.

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C. cochlea

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26
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An air-bone gap suggests a_____ type of hearing loss.

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B.conductive

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27
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_____ audiometry involves occluding the ear and presenting different pressure levels.

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D. impedance

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28
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Which reflex is tested during impedance audiometry?

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C. stapedial

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29
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On the audiogram, the right ear receives a_____ marking.

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C. red 0

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30
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The hearing test suggested in the section are_____ in nature.

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A. screening

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31
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In English,there are_____ sounds or phonemes.

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A. 44

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32
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IPA stands for?

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B. International Phonetic Alphabet

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33
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Consonants are typically divided into two production classification systems; place and_____.

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B. manner

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34
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The sound “sh” on the word brush is represented by which IPA symbol?

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A. /ʃ/

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35
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The sound “ch” on the word chicken is represented by which IPA symbol?

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B. /tʃ/

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36
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The vowel “ou” om tje word you is represented by which IPA symbol?

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B. /u/

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37
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THe vowel in the word “hit” is represented by which IPA symbol?

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B. /ɪ/

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38
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Which of the following is a nasal in English?

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D. A and B above are nasals ( /m/ and /n/ )

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39
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Which of the following is not a place of articulation sire consonants?

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E. All of the above are sites of articulation (labio-dental, lingua-alveolar, lingua-dental, lingua-velar)

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40
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_____ production is dependent on lip rounding, height, and position of the tongue in the oral cavity.

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B. vowel

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41
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Which of the following is not a hard or soft articulation?

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E. uvula

42
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Which factor is important in determining the effects of motional duress on articulation development?

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E. All of the above are important (regression, mutism, shock or psychologically devastating event)

43
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_____ refers to a pathologically large tongue.

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C. macroglossia

44
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_____ is the rule-governed system by which humans produce the sounds of language.

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B. phonology

45
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The substitution of a glide for a glide is seen in auditory perceptual deficits and is known as an_____ substitution.

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E. in-class

46
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“_at for “cat” is an example of?

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A. omission of the /k/ sound initially

47
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Which of the following in an example of /w/ for /r/ substitution initially?

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C. wabbit for rabbit

48
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With typical articulation therapy, the produce is to start with the simple, noncomplex behavior and gradually advance to the correct, more_____ task.

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C. complex

49
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_____ is the ability to produce the sound when provided with visual and auditory cues.

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B. stimulability

50
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The phenomenon by which adjacent sounds affect the production of the target sound is known as?

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A. co-articulation

51
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_____ is the final phase of articulation therapy and involves teaching the client to correctly produce the sound during school activities at home.

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D. habituation

52
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The “voice box” is also known as the

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E. none of the above

53
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A women’s vocal cords vibrate at approximately_____ cycles per second.

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B. 250

54
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_____ muscles have both their origin and attachment within the larynx.

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A. intrinsic

55
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_____ is the occurrence of too much nasality on non-nasal sounds.

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D. hypernasality

56
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Which of the following is NOT a standard voice quality?

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E. All of the above are standard voice qualities

57
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Patients with vocal cord paralysis usually have_____ as the primary voice quality.

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A. breathiness

58
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A_____ cleft is present when the bones of the palate do not come together but the skin is intact.

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D. submucous

59
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_____ is the label given to someone who has undergone a laryngectomy.

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B. larynectomee

60
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_____ larygectomies involve the complete removal of the larynx and some adjacent tissue, glands, and muscles.

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A. radical

61
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_____ is the speech produced by a person with a with a laryngectomy.

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D. esophageal

62
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which of the following is NOT considered a reactive voice disorder?

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D. esophageal

63
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_____ is the combination of breathiness and harshness.

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A. hoarseness

64
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Which of the following are factors not contributing to chronic vocal abuse?

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E. all of the above

65
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_____is the primary treatment to reduce reactive voice disorders.

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B. relaxation training

66
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The_____ part of the brain is where language is located for most right-handed individuals.

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C. left hemisphere

67
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_____ strokes occur when there is a blockage or restriction of an artery.

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C. occlusive

68
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patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) frequently suffer from?

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E. all of the above

69
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Apraxia of speech and the dysarthrias are two categories of_____ speech disorders

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B. motor

70
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Which of the following is NOT a type of dysarthria?

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D. quick hypokinetic

71
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_____ is a dysarthria resulting from damage to the lower motor neurons.

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A. flaccid

72
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Approximately_____ percent of the dysarthrias are of mixed variety.

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A. 50

73
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Parkinson’s disease usually causes_____ dysarthria.

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D. hypokinetic

74
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Patients with_____ of speech have problems programming utterances.

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C. apraxia

75
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_____ is a communication disorder that affects an individual’s ability to engage in symbolic processing.

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E. aphasia

76
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_____ is defined as a disorder affecting the ability to encode, decode, and manipulate symbols for the purposes of of verbal thought and/or communication/

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B. aphasia

77
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When an aphasic patient says “pen” for “pencil” he/she has made an

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C. association

78
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_____recovery of language abilities in aphasia due to the natural healing of the brain

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B. spontaneous

79
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Which of the following is not a physical condition seen in aphasia?

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D. diabetes

80
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Emotional_____ is an exaggerated emotional response typically seen in aphasia.

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B. lability

81
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_____ is the tendency of a behavior to persist for a longer period of time than would be warranted by the stimuli presented.

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C. perseveration

82
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Which of the following is NOT a treatment listed for the neuropathologies of speech and language

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E. vascular stimulation

83
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Which of the following is NOT an area typically assessed and treated in childhood language development and disorders?

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B. bio-chemical

84
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_____ refers to the functional processes that underlie language. It is the way language communicates the needs, desires, feelings, and ideas of the child.

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D. social-communication abilities

85
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_____ refers to the thought processes that underlie language.

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A. cognitive functioning

86
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Children with_____ disorders have difficulty producing the vowels or consonants of their language and combining sounds.

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E. phonological

87
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the child who was a_____ disorder will exhibit inappropriate word order or incorrect sequencing of words in phrases or sentences.

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A. syntactic

88
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WHen the child say “Baby cry” and the clinician utters, “Yes the baby is crying,”_____ has been provided.

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C. expanding

89
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_____ objects are those used by a child in play that stand for or represent other objects.

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D. representational

90
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Children with_____ language disorders have problems using language for specific purposes in social context.

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C. pragmatic

91
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The majority of stuttering begins between ___and___ years of age.

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D. two and seven

92
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The ratio of male to female individuals with stuttering disorders is approximately?

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B. 4 to 1

93
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_____ is the avoidance of a feared word and the substitution of another one

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C. circumlocution

94
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THe negative emotions experienced by individuals who stutter result from_____ conditioning.

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A. classical

95
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Avoidance and_____behaviors have a strong response strength because they have occurred frequently for months and even years.

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C. attraction

96
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_____ means that the reward or punishment is applied immediately after a specific behavior.

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B. contingent

97
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A child will learn to act in different way if he/she observes someone he/she respects and admires displaying the new behavior. This is an example of the_____ principle.

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A. modeling

98
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To stop a child from displaying a certain behavior, arrange his/her environment so that there are no rewards for it occurrence. This is an example of the principle.

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E. reward termination

99
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To stop a child from displaying an undesirable behavior, reward him/her for engaging in a behavior that is_____ with the unwanted one.

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D. incompatible

100
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It has been proposed that the_____ schedule of reward is the reason people keep trying in the face of possible failure.

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B. variable interval