Question 1

In advanced stages, the intensity of stuttering events is affected by:

Accepted Answer

A)   time pressure
B)   communication demands
C)   concern about social approval
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the above D

Question 2

The mean overall speaking rate in reading for adults who stutter is closest to:

Accepted Answer

A)   170 words per minute and faster than that of normal speakers
B)   123 words per minute and slower than that of normal speakers
C)   150 words per minute and equal to that of normal speakers
D)   180 words per minute and equal to that of normal speakers B

Question 3

An experiment to test whether stuttering frequency is altered by the interval (in seconds) between presentation of a word and the signal to the stutterer to say that word, would have implications for:

Accepted Answer

A)   the presence of anticipation
B)   the consistency effect
C)   the effect of time pressure
D)   none of the above A

Question 4

In choral reading, the person who stutters must attempt to speak at a delay after someone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following provides an example of double-unit word repetition?

Accepted Answer

A)   I-I
B)   I-I-I
C)   but I, but I
D)   but I, but we-we

Question 6

The disfluency that occurs when a speaker says "re-re-refrigerator" is a multisyllabic word repetition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Broken words are considered to be a form of disrhythmic phonation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Variations in which vocal parameter(s) are associated with stuttering more than the others:

Accepted Answer

A)   sentence inflection
B)   timing of phonation
C)   the degree of nasality
D)   whispering

Question 9

Which term means the same as secondary behaviors of stuttering:

Accepted Answer

A)   physical concomitants
B)   stuttering-like disfluency
C)   concomitant disorders
D)   advanced stuttering

Question 10

Stuttering decreases most with an increase in:

Accepted Answer

A)   audience size
B)   the meaningfulness of the message
C)   arm swinging activity
D)   speaking rate

Question 11

List and describe at least 6 specific disfluency types. What are the major disfluency classes under which the specific types can be classified? What are the strengths and weaknesses of currently available disfluency classification systems?

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe at least 6 specific...

Question 12

An adult is most apt to stutter when:

Accepted Answer

A)   releasing a shout of "Happy New Year!"
B)   answering the phone
C)   mimicking the boss with a co-worker
D)   swearing at the other driver

Question 13

The mean duration of all disfluency types for preschool children is about:

Accepted Answer

A)   0.4 seconds
B)   1.1 seconds
C)   2.5 seconds
D)   4.3 seconds

Question 14

Stuttering frequency and disfluency frequency measure the exact same events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The person who stutters experiences the emotion of anxiety most typically after he or she has stuttered as compared to before the stutter event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One of the most accurate observations related to advanced stuttering is that it is reduced or absent in conditions of low anxiety about stuttering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not regarded as a secondary, or accessory characteristic of stuttering?

Accepted Answer

A)   head jerk
B)   eye blink
C)   lip tremor
D)   tense pause

Question 18

Tense pauses begin with a complete or almost complete blockage of airflow through the glottis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Secondary, or accessory, characteristics (symptoms) of stuttering are:

Accepted Answer

A)   physical tensions, movement of body parts, and/or other behaviors during moments of stuttering
B)   extended repetitions and elongations of sounds
C)   symptoms seen only during the later, secondary, stages of the development of stuttering
D)   only associated with the inward feelings of the person who stutters

Question 20

The "consistency effect" refers to the fact that moments of stuttering:

Accepted Answer

A)   tend to occur consistently in relation to certain speech situations such as oral recitation in class
B)   tend to occur on the same words in repeated readings
C)   occur in inconsistent locations for adults and on consistent locations for children
D)   have the same consistent form or pattern related to disfluency types

Exam 4: Where Does Stuttering End What Are Its Advanced Characteristics

In advanced stages, the intensity of stuttering events is affected by:

The mean overall speaking rate in reading for adults who stutter is closest to:

An experiment to test whether stuttering frequency is altered by the interval (in seconds) between presentation of a word and the signal to the stutterer to say that word, would have implications for:

In choral reading, the person who stutters must attempt to speak at a delay after someone else.

Which of the following provides an example of double-unit word repetition?

The disfluency that occurs when a speaker says "re-re-refrigerator" is a multisyllabic word repetition.

Broken words are considered to be a form of disrhythmic phonation.

Variations in which vocal parameter(s) are associated with stuttering more than the others:

Which term means the same as secondary behaviors of stuttering:

Stuttering decreases most with an increase in:

List and describe at least 6 specific disfluency types. What are the major disfluency classes under which the specific types can be classified? What are the strengths and weaknesses of currently available disfluency classification systems?

An adult is most apt to stutter when:

The mean duration of all disfluency types for preschool children is about:

Stuttering frequency and disfluency frequency measure the exact same events.

The person who stutters experiences the emotion of anxiety most typically after he or she has stuttered as compared to before the stutter event.

One of the most accurate observations related to advanced stuttering is that it is reduced or absent in conditions of low anxiety about stuttering.

Which of the following is not regarded as a secondary, or accessory characteristic of stuttering?

Tense pauses begin with a complete or almost complete blockage of airflow through the glottis.

Secondary, or accessory, characteristics (symptoms) of stuttering are:

The "consistency effect" refers to the fact that moments of stuttering: