Exam 3: Assessing Hearing Acuity and Speech Recognition

Match the following definitions with their term : -speech that has been digitized and then processed so that small segments are periodically deleted from the ongoing signal waveform

For a word to be scored as correct in a sentence test, it must be repeated verbatim.

List five questions that could be asked during a screening procedure with an adult.

What is the difference between the sound level of the signal and the sound level of the noise?

Match the following definitions with their term : -speech created by passing the speech signal through filter banks

A person with a moderate hearing loss may miss most of the spoken message when talking face-to-face if not wearing a hearing aid.

Explain information transmission analysis.

Most of the acoustic information that contributes to speech recognition is within the frequency band of ___________ Hz to ___________Hz.

How is dynamic range computed?

Match the following corresponding stimuli with its tests : -Our janitor sweeps the floors every night.

Before the audiometer was invented, many school children were diagnosed with ________ instead of hearing loss.

Which consonants are produced with steady turbulence and are usually grouped together for the frication feature?

Define speech recognition threshold (SRT).

What is a dead air space?

Match the following definition with the best choise : -unmasked bone conduction for the right ear

Match the following definitions with their term : -speech that includes the higher but not the lower frequencies

What are the three criteria for assessing the validity of a speech recognition test?

Match the following definition with the best choise : -the difference between air and bone conduction thresholds

Match the following corresponding stimuli with its tests : -orange

If the soundfield speaker is located directly behind the patient, the azimuth is_______ degrees.