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Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________, not ______ and __________. - ANSWER-Data Reasoning Careful Thought Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______ laws of __________. It is not ________. - ANSWER-Physical Cause and Effect Random Science is ____________, wh...

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COMD 5070 Exam 1
Questions & Answers 100%
Correct!!
Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________, not ______ and __________. - ANSWER-
Data

Reasoning

Careful Thought



Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______ laws of __________. It is not ________. -
ANSWER-Physical

Cause and Effect

Random



Science is ____________, which means: If you do this...then that will happen. - ANSWER-Predictive



Science is ____________, which means using the simplest explanation possible...boiling it down to
the essence. - ANSWER-Parsimonious



__________ Phonetics: The measuring of speech production through microphone recordings and
studying what it can tell us about the way the larynx is operating or the articulators are moving. -
ANSWER-Acoustic



3 Types of Physiologic phonetics- (K.A.E.) - ANSWER-Kinematics

Aerodynamics

Electromyography



The study of speech MOVEMENTS - ANSWER-Kinematics

,The pressure, flow & resistance we use to regulate our breathstream. - ANSWER-Aerodynamics



The electrical activity of muscles as they are activated. - ANSWER-Electromyography



The _______ is the sound source. The ________ is the filter. It resonates, enhances, and strengthens
some of the frequency components. - ANSWER-Larynx

Vocal tract



The larynx and the vocal tract are completely independent of each other (in function). T or F? -
ANSWER-In theory, they operate independently, but in reality they sometimes interact under certain
circumstances.



4 Ways to Vary the Sound Source - ANSWER-Loudness

Pitch

Voice Quality

Phonation vs. Whispering



Loudness- _________ air pressure equals _______ sounds, and the larynx doesn't have to adduct
very tightly; _____ air pressure equals _______ sounds, and the vocal folds will have bigger
movements (muscle movement increases). - ANSWER-Low

Soft

Higher

Louder



Pitch- You can stretch the ________ to increase their _________, which increases their ________
frequency. (Done by contracting the __________ muscle) - ANSWER-Vocal folds

Tension

Vibration

Cricothyroid



Voice Quality- You subtly adjust the _______ between the _________. Increasing this makes the
voice more ________. Or you can press them together more firmly to get a _________ sounding
voice. (Muscles: _____ and ______.) - ANSWER-Space

Vocal folds

, Breathy

Tighter

Cricoarytenoid

Thyroarytenoid



__________ pushes air between the vocal cords to create turbulence without causing them to
vibrate. This requires the ______ to provide the source of __________ and the vocal cords to provide
the ________ in order to make the turbulence happen. __________ requires the vocal cords to
vibrate during this process. - ANSWER-Whispering

Lungs

Air pressure

Constriction

Phonation



What is the fundamental frequency at which the vocal cords vibrate? (We perceive this as pitch.) -
ANSWER-Men- 100-120 times per second

Women- Double that



The voice is composed of a fundamental frequency and a series of __________ which are integer
_______ of the fundamental frequency. - ANSWER-Harmonics

Multiples



If the fundamental frequency is 100 Hz, the harmonics will be at ____________. If the FF is 200 Hz,
the harmonics will be _________. - ANSWER-200, 300, 400, etc.

400, 600, 800, etc.



The ______ harmonics tend to be weaker in amplitude than the fundamental itself. This results in a
harmonic spectral ______, with the ________ being the strongest element. - ANSWER-Higher

Slope

Fundamental



A ___db slope results in a voice quality that is bright, brassy and resonant. The _____db slope is
more characteristic of a typical voice, and the ___db slope represents a voice that is weak or thin. -
ANSWER-6

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