HEAR 657 Term 3 Chapter 1

What's the term for coping mechanism used to avoid difficult listening situations?

• Hearing aid effect

• Denial

• Withdrawal

• Anger

What stage of change is this sentence: I don't have a problem?

• Precontemplation

• Contemplation

• Preparation

• Action

• Maintenance

Which parts of speech carry the most energy?

• Vowels

• Consonants

• Diphthongs

Which element of speech is perceived as vocal pitch?

• Harmonics

• Vocal Effort

• Fundamental Frequency

• Formants

What do the equal loudness curves show?

• The perception of loudness is not the same across frequencies

• Humans are most sensitive to sounds in the low frequencies.

• As intensity increases, there is less difference between frequencies

Which statements is/are true about sensory presbycusis?

• The client's OHC are damaged.

• It usually results in a sloping HL.

• It usually results in fair to good speech understanding.

• It means there are cochlear dead regions.

Which statements is/are true about the upward spread of masking?

• It's a by-product of how the travelling wave works.

• Places on the basilar membrane tuned to low Hz are stimulated by high HZ wave.

• Places on the basilar membrane tuned to high Hz are stimulated by low HZ wave.