Question 1

are central to the process of classifying AAC systems.

Accepted Answer

A)   Levels of technology
B)   Symbols
C)   Levels of support
D)   Signs B

Question 2

Partners tend to respond more slowly to

Accepted Answer

A)   Male digitized speech
B)   Female digitized speech
C)   Recorded speech
D)   Synthesized speech D

Question 3

is an access method that involves the client assembling a message through a series of switch activations in which choices are presented sequentially.

Accepted Answer

A)   Indirect selection
B)   Auditory scanning
C)   Scanning
D)   Direct selection C

Question 4

Discuss factors related to AAC system selection.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

is a technique that is promising for children with ASD; it consists of engaging children in interactive play and providing models of AAC symbols use during play.

Accepted Answer

A)   Aided language modeling
B)   Everyday routines
C)   Dialogic output
D)   Floor time

Question 6

Research shows that although AAC users can comprehend a wide range of grammatical structures, they tend to produce

Accepted Answer

A)   Shorter utterances when using graphic symbol-based systems
B)   Structures similar to those around them
C)   Only single word utterances
D)   Only responses to questions

Question 7

Symbolic systems are relatively rule governed and generative, allowing for symbol combination and the creation of new symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The order of teaching signs or symbols must be guided by

Accepted Answer

A)   The way the device is organized
B)   Research recommendations that suggest biographical information should be taught first
C)   The school's recommendations
D)   None of the above

Question 9

is an individual's language ability across all dimensions of language.

Accepted Answer

A)   Strategic competence
B)   Device competence
C)   Operational competence
D)   Linguistic competence

Question 10

Aided AAC systems are grouped as

Accepted Answer

A)   Manual or automatic
B)   Digital or synthetic
C)   No-tech, low-tech, mid-tech, or high-tech
D)   None of the above

Question 11

do not involve external equipment.

Accepted Answer

A)   Tangible symbols
B)   Pictorial symbols
C)   Unaided systems
D)   Aided systems

Question 12

How can efficiency be enhanced for scanning techniques?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Discuss considerations related to choosing an aided symbol system.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

signs are easily guessable, explainable, and memorable.

Accepted Answer

A)   Iconic
B)   Opaque
C)   Transparent
D)   Equivalent

Question 15

is an access method in which individuals may select an item by pointing with a finger, hand, head pointer, optical head pointer, activating a joystick, or using eye gaze.

Accepted Answer

A)   Indirect selection
B)   Direct selection
C)   Auditory scanning
D)   Scanning

Question 16

Abandonment of AAC is usually related to

Accepted Answer

A)   The expense of associated therapies
B)   Equipment malfunction
C)   Loss of facilitator/partner support
D)   All of the above

Question 17

Manual sign systems include

Accepted Answer

A)   American Sign Language
B)   Amer-Ind
C)   Signed English
D)   All of the above

Question 18

Approximately people in the U.S. are not able to use natural speech to express their wants and needs and may benefit from AAC.

Accepted Answer

A)   2 million
B)   100,000
C)   4 million
D)   500,000

Question 19

Voice output communication can be

Accepted Answer

A)   Digitized
B)   Synthesized
C)   A & B
D)   None of the above

Question 20

Intervention is most effective if caregivers also use AAC with speech, which is called

Accepted Answer

A)   Dialogic output
B)   Parallel use
C)   Augmented input
D)   None of the above

Exam 13: Augmentative and Alternative Communication