Question 1

List five of the ways to use the results of an in-depth assessment.

Accepted Answer

Any five of the following answers are acceptable:
To determine need for amplification
To compare performance with a listening aid to performance without an aid and to build patient confidence
To compare different listening devices
To demonstrate to patients that their ability to recognize speech is diminished
To obtain information that might elucidate environment-related listening issues
To assess performance longitudinally
To determine need for auditory training
To determine placement within a training curriculum
To determine if expected benefit has been achieved

Question 2

Match the following definition with the best choise :
-sound level

Accepted Answer

A)   air-bone gap
B)   bone conduction
C)   insert earphone
D)   y-axis
E)   x-axisF)  >G)  H)  [I)  ] D

Question 3

Alexander Graham Bell's wife had a significant hearing loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)   air-bone gap
B)   bone conduction
C)   insert earphone
D)   y-axis
E)   x-axisF)  >G)  H)  [I)  ]

Question 5

What is the first phase of most aural rehabilitation programs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the first phase of most...

Question 6

What are learning effects and how can they be addressed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are learning effects and how can...

Question 7

Match the following definitions with their term :
-speech that may be time-compressed, extended, or filtered

Accepted Answer

A)   time-compressed speech
B)   altered speech
C)   filtered speech
D)   high-pass filtered speech
E)   low-pass filtered speechF) synthesized speechG)  expanded speech

Question 8

The audiogram provides the audiologist with both the patient's communication and rehabilitation needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Match the following definition with the best choise :
-masked bone conduction threshold

Accepted Answer

A)   air-bone gap
B)   bone conduction
C)   insert earphone
D)   y-axis
E)   x-axisF)  >G)  H)  [I)  ]

Question 10

The degree of hearing loss and experience with a listening device will affect test selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A typical audiological assessment includes an audiogram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Define threshold.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define threshold....

Question 13

Many standardized tests have a(n) ____________ format, which means that no response choices and no contextual cues are provided.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many standardized tests have a(n) ____________ format,...

Question 14

Match the following definition with the best choise :
-device whose receiver is attached to a tube that leads to an expandable cuff

Accepted Answer

A)   air-bone gap
B)   bone conduction
C)   insert earphone
D)   y-axis
E)   x-axisF)  >G)  H)  [I)  ]

Question 15

What are the four considerations in assessing speech recognition?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the four considerations in assessing...

Question 16

The term _______refers to a sound like a radio off-station.

Accepted Answer

A)   white noise
B)   speech noise
C)   talker babble
D)   competing signal

Question 17

The difference between air conduction thresholds and bone conduction thresholds is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The difference between air conduction thresholds and...

Question 18

Match the following corresponding stimuli with its tests :
-The child crawled into the dense grass.

Accepted Answer

A)   CID Everyday Sentences
B)   CAVET
C)   Quick SIN Test
D)   Spanish Picture-Identification Test
E)   Lexical Neighborhood Test

Question 19

Match the following definition with the best choise :
-the transmission of sound through the bones in the body

Accepted Answer

A)   air-bone gap
B)   bone conduction
C)   insert earphone
D)   y-axis
E)   x-axisF)  >G)  H)  [I)  ]

Question 20

What feature is not included in a consonant phoneme confusion analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   voicing
B)   frication
C)   pitch
D)   envelope

Exam 3: Assessing Hearing Acuity and Speech Recognition

List five of the ways to use the results of an in-depth assessment.

Match the following definition with the best choise : -sound level

Alexander Graham Bell's wife had a significant hearing loss.

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

What is the first phase of most aural rehabilitation programs?

What are learning effects and how can they be addressed?

Match the following definitions with their term : -speech that may be time-compressed, extended, or filtered

The audiogram provides the audiologist with both the patient's communication and rehabilitation needs.

Match the following definition with the best choise : -masked bone conduction threshold

The degree of hearing loss and experience with a listening device will affect test selection.

A typical audiological assessment includes an audiogram.

Define threshold.

Many standardized tests have a(n) ____________ format, which means that no response choices and no contextual cues are provided.

Match the following definition with the best choise : -device whose receiver is attached to a tube that leads to an expandable cuff

What are the four considerations in assessing speech recognition?

The term _______refers to a sound like a radio off-station.

The difference between air conduction thresholds and bone conduction thresholds is called the __________.

Match the following corresponding stimuli with its tests : -The child crawled into the dense grass.

Match the following definition with the best choise : -the transmission of sound through the bones in the body

What feature is not included in a consonant phoneme confusion analysis?