COMD 5070 (COMD5070)

USU COMD 5070--Exam #1 Lectures Scientific Method Characteristics - correct answer 1) Empirical--based on data 2) Deterministic--obeys physical laws 3) Predictive--if you do this, then that will happen 4) Parsimonious--uses simplest explanation possible Why do SLPs use technology? - correct answer 1) Overcome listener bias--use consistent reliable measurement 2) Describe severity objectively 3) Track progress over time 4) ASHA & EBP 5) Provide biofeedback to client Areas of Speech ...

ComD 5070 Exam 1 Study Guide modules 1-5• what is science?4 features of the scientific method - correct answer 1) EMPIRICAL - based on data 2) DETERMINISTIC - obeys physical laws 3) PREDICTIVE - if you this....then that will happen 4) PARSIMONIOUS - use the simplest explanation poss. • SLPs' use of technology [why do we use it clinically? how can acoustics help?] - correct answer - OVERCOME LISTENER BIAS. Consistent, reliable measurement is provided by analysis. - Use OBJECTIVE TERMS...

COMD 5070 Exam 1Scientific Method - correct answer empirical, deterministic, predictive, parsimonious empirical - correct answer based on data deterministic - correct answer obeys physical laws predictive - correct answer If you do this, then this will happen parsiminious - correct answer uses the simplest explanation possible why use technology? - correct answer overcome listener bias, describe severity objectively, track progress over time, ASHA's focus on evidence-based practi...

COMD 5070 final prepAs sound travels through air, it does so as a - correct answer longitudinal pressure wave The period of a sine wave - correct answer is shorter for higher frequency sounds Pressure can de defined as - correct answer force divided by area Intensity can be defined as - correct answer power per unit area The inverse square law means that - correct answer intensity decreases by a factor equal to the square of the change in distance Based on the equal loudness curve...

COMD 5070 Fundamental FrequencyWhat is fundamental frequency? - correct answer *The lowest frequency *Reflects the rate at which the vocal folds are vibrating *Lowest rate of repetition; assumes there is repetition *Highest amplitude harmonic component of all the individual waves that add up together to make the voice spectrum Pitch is what kind of characteristic? - correct answer Perceptual not acoustic What is pitch influenced by? - correct answer *spectral properties of a sound *bala...

COMD 5070 quiz questions study guide finalOne reason why the study of speech production addresses the subsystems separately, and in sequential order, is - correct answer this approach simplifies a large and complex topic Evidence to support the view that acoustic targets are the main control variables for speech comes from - correct answer distortions in the speech of people with hearing impairment What is one of the theoretical problems associated with the idea of motor programs? - correc...

COMD 5070 - Final Examwhat is science? what are the 4 features of the scientific method? - correct answer -empirical -deterministic -predictive -parsimonious what does it mean for science to be empirical? - correct answer based on data what does it mean for science to be deterministic? - correct answer obeys physical laws what does it mean for science to be predictive? - correct answer if you do this.... then that will happen what does it mean for science to be parsimonious? - cor...

ComD 5070 exam 1 Acoustic Analysis What 4 things must you nave to get good data (IOW - a good recording)? - correct answer 1) QUIET recording ENVIRONMENT (reduce reverberation) 2) QUALITY MICROPHONE 3) GOOD SIGNAL STRENGTH (so info won't get lost in "noise") saturation, not clipping 4) PROPER SAMPLE RATE (err on the side of detail) What does REVERBERATION mean? - correct answer - ECHOING (from hard surfaces) What does SATURATION refer to? - correct answer - SIGNAL LEVEL as it come...

COMD 5070 EXAM 2pressure - correct answer _______ = force per unit area 6, 12, 18 - correct answer on a laryngeal source spectrum, showing F0 and harmonics, the F0 is the first and tallest harmonic component -_____ dB/octave is associated with a bright, resonant voice -_____ dB/octave is associated with a typical voice -______ dB/octave is associated with a thin, weak voice aperiodic, nearly periodic - correct answer noise is _______ in its waveform, while the human voice is ______ __...

COMD 5070 Final Examneither invariant nor linear - correct answer The speech signal is perceptual normalization - correct answer When a listener simplifies the processing of the speech signal to smooth out superfluous variability, it is called categorical perception - correct answer One type of quantal perception that occurs as we listen to speech is called syllable components are presented separately, but simultaneously, to each ear - correct answer In duplex perception: the place a...