COMD 5070 exam 1 Study Guide
4 features of the scientific method - Answer️️ -1) Science is empirical- we collect data
and interpret it (based on data)
2) Science is Deterministic - Things are not random. Because of cause and effect, we
can draw generalizations from the data that we have and...
4 features of the scientific method - Answer✔️✔️-1) Science is empirical- we collect data
and interpret it (based on data)
2) Science is Deterministic - Things are not random. Because of cause and effect, we
can draw generalizations from the data that we have and extrapolate
3) Science is predictive - if you do this, then that will happen.
4) Science is parsimonious - use the simplest explanation possible, try to describe
things in economical terms so we can understand it. Use the simplest terms possible,
but no simpler.
Why do SLPs use technology - Answer✔️✔️-1) Overcome listener bias - computer isn't
influenced by what it has heard before. It is a consistent, reliable measure.
2) Describe severity objectively - standardizes measures of speech
3) Track progress over time - helps demonstrate treatment efficacy
4) Helps to comply with ASHA's focus on EBP - provides hard data to measure rather
than just gut feelings about progress based on experience.
5) Biofeedback- computer display in real time - ex: visipitch shows intonations on screen
in real time, shows them progress as they speak, better than playing back a recording.
How can acoustics help? - Answer✔️✔️-acoustics can tell us a lot about what is going on
that can't be seen. Acoustics is a way of using quantitative measures to to describe a
physical phenomenon, rather than relying on our human impressions
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