Sound of Science Quizzes and Labs

The amount of force in a sound wave

• dB

• Amplitude

• Wave height

• Loudness

Number of cycles in a wave.

• Hz

• Wave length

• Pitch

• Frequency

Duration

• Time

• seconds

• length of sound sample

Emotional Prosody

expresses feelings or emotions

Linguistic Prosody

additional information about the message

Prosody

has the power to modify everything, the melody

Semantics

the meanings of the word

Context

the surrounding information

Syntax

order which words are used

Pragmatics

the appropriateness of the communication

What is the phonemic message trying to relay?

The speaker has a strong positive affiliation to homework.

Which dimensions of prosody increased on the word "love"?

• fundamental frequency

• Amplitude

• Duration

Which values of prosody are being used in this example of the spectrograph?

• linguistic

• emotional

Click on the part of the image that shows the most change in intonation in the statement.

Which syllable in the word "homework" contains the most stress?

home

Five structures of spoken language are: Context

Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics. Correct answer:

Prosody

At the end of a question, the _____ tends to ____

Fundamental Frequency (F0) / increase

Two effects of prosody are

Add linguistic content, add emotional content

▪Juncture is the affiliation of sounds within and between words

True

Aerodynamic energy

wind

mechanical energy

pushing a desk

hydraulic energy

running water from the sink

outer ear

aerodynamic energy

middle ear

mechanical energy

inner ear

hydraulic and electrical energy

What type of energy transfer happens when drawing water up a straw?

aerodynamic to hydraulic

What type of energy transfer happens when for wind pushes a sailboat?

aerodynamic to mechanical

What type of energy transfer happens within the lungs?

mechanical to aerodynamic 

What type of energy transfer happens within the heart?

mechanical to hydraulic

You have two identical tuning forks. After striking the tuning forks, one is dipped in a beaker of oil, and one is placed inside a sealed air-filled chamber with restricted airflow. Which tuning fork’s sound will die out fastest. 

Oil beaker, because it has a highest viscosity 

Standard foam earplugs reduce incoming sound amplitudes primarily through which damping mechanism?

Mechanical damping

Your own voice sounds louder when you plug your ears and speak because:

Gas damping in the middle ear is removed

The human cochlea is tonotopically organized, meaning _____ frequencies cause the most displacement at the base of the cochlea and _____ frequencies cause the most displacement at the apex. 

higher, lower

As distance from source of sound increases, amplitude

decreases

Order the types of energy from least to most dampening across media. 

• aerodynamic

• mechanical

• hydraulic

Which of the following statements is true about the cochlea?

It contains the organ of Corti.

When the stapedius muscle fatigues it becomes less effective at?

Damping loud sounds.

Young children are susceptible to middle ear infections because their Eustachian tubes run nearly horizontally, so fluids do not drain easily.

True

A

Frontal: Motor

B

Parietal Sensory

C

Temporal: Auditory

D

Occipital Vision

CN VIII

hearing and balance - auditory comprehension

CN IX

tongue and pharynx - loss of tongue movement

CN XII

tongue muscles - loss of tongue motor control

CN V

face and mouth - facial muscles will be affected

CN X

cricothyroid tensing - cannot change fundamental frequency without it

The deeper layers of the brain (e.g., limbic system, brainstem) are responsible for newer, higher-level functions such as reasoning, problem-solving, speech, and language.

False

What is the name of the fiber bundle that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain?

Corpus callosum

This lobe houses the primary motor cortex

Frontal

In the peripheral nervous system is contralateral. Therefore....

The left and right side of the brain control the opposite side of the body

Pt showed signs of milestones 3 months ahead of the norm.

Good

Pt increased delay in response time. 

Bad

Pt threw toys at clinicians 3 less times per session   

Good

Pt recalled 15 more items in memory tasks

Good

Pt displayed a decrease in the accuracy of picture descriptions        

Bad

Pt speech rate went up to 8 words per second

Bad

Pt decreased expiratory air pressure

NA

Pt increase episodes of choking on food                   

Bad

Pt has a 20% change in vocal quality

NA

Pt fundamental frequency increased 500Hz  

Bad

Pitch can be measured in Hertz and reflects the frequency of vocal fold vibration.

True

Seconds is a basic unit of measurement for time and you can use this to measure response time in speech.

True

Duration can be measured in decibels.

False

Which of the following is a objective way to determine if "someone is good at cooking"?
Try to think of other numerical measurements that would also quantify this.

Count how many people enjoyed the food

Which of the following would can help you objectively measurable "how athletic" someone is?

Try to think of other numerical measurements that would also quantify this.

Lap times around a track

Which of the following is an objective way to determine if "how healthy a client's vocal cords are?"?
Try to think of other numerical measurements that would also quantify this.

see how long they can hold phonation

Which of the following is an objective way to determine " a client's breathing status"?

Try to think of other numerical measurements that would also quantify this.

measure tidal volume

Which of the following is an objective way to determine " client's ability to read a paragraph"?
Try to think of other numerical measurements that would also quantify this.

A and B

Diagnosis

• Autism F84.0

• Hemiplegia and hemiparesis I69.35

• Vascular Parkinson’s Disease G21.4

• Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase R13.12

Symptom

• Reduced respiratory tidal volume

• High Fundamental frequency

• Cough

• No hearing response at 2400 Hz

M62.81

generalized muscle weakness

R13.11

dysphagia oral phase

H91.93

unspecified hearing loss, bilateral

R47.01

aphasia

F03.91

unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance

R49

voice and resonance disorders

R06.09

other forms of dyspnea

I63.32

cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of anterior cerebral artery

deficit

a lack thereof or inadequacy of a function

delay

A identifications of symptoms which is less developed or the latency of expected milestones.

symptom

The physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition.

diagnosis

The identification of the nature of an illness or problem by examination of its components

disorder

A function that is not performing as expected when compared to the norm.

An ICD-10 code from England cannot be used in the USA.

False

A basic goal design should have all of the following except:

The assistant

Using contextual information it is safe to assume the unit of measurement if it not recorded.

False

A stopwatch is sufficient for measuring the duration of single syllables within short words.  CCVC, CVC,  CVCC

False

Measurements of rate are a form of count measures over _______

Time