Title: Quiz 2.2 HIS 150
Course: 14SP-HIS-150-GWB2-HEAR. INSTRU. FITTING METHODS > Section: Dropbox

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The auditory processing of complex acoustic information is accomplished by:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise ratio</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">When more than one acoustic signal is presented simultaneously, this is measured as:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Gain is the electroacoustic function of a hearing instrument used when attempting to provide ___________ to the patient/client.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Macular degeneration of the </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><b><u>retina</u></b> is analogous, when this medical condition regarding vision is compared to the ____________ of the auditory system.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ossicles</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Auricle</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">EAM</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlea</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">With enough amplification, dead hair cells will respond to high frequencies.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Most hearing instrument wearers have a common complaint regarding:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise ratio</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Normal hearing people can determine _________ fifty percent of the time.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise ratio</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing impaired requires better __________ to hear and understand in complex sound environments.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Speech-in-noise</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive function</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise ratio</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Signal-to-noise ratio</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A one decibel improvement in speech-in-noise performance equates into a performance level of __________.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One percent</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five percent</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ten percent</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty percent</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ten percent</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">If speech is presented at 50dB HL, in the presence of 40dB HL of noise, this would be termed a _____ signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">1dB</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">10dB</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">90db</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">-10db</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">10dB</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A linear hearing instrument provides one hundred decibels output with fifty decibels of input.  What would be the gain of this linear instrument?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Minus fifty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred fifty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Minus one hundred fifty</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A linear hearing instrument with forty decibels of gain and a maximum output of one hundred decibels receives a seventy decibel input.  What will be the maximum output generated with the seventy decibel input?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred seventy</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred forty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred ten</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A linear hearing instrument with sixty decibels of gain and a maximum output of one hundred forty decibels receives a seventy decibel input.  What will be the maximum output generated with the seventy decibel input?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two hundred ten</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two hundred</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred thirty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred ten</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred thirty</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the four fitting methods discussed in Venema, chapter three recommend the most gain at two thousand Hz?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Berger</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">POGO</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Libby</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL-R</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Berger</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Gain plus input equals hearing instrument output.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the four fitting methods discussed in Venema, chapter three recommend the least amount of overall gain?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Berger</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">POGO</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Libby</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL-R</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Libby</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the four fitting methods discussed in Venema, chapter three was, by far, the most popular?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Berger</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">POGO</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Libby</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL-R</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL-R</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The “normal” dynamic range for human hearing is closest to _________ .</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred twenty five decibels</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred decibels</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Seventy-five decibels</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixty decibels</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred decibels</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Linear hearing instrument fitting formulae tend to use _______ real ear target(s).</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Compression hearing instrument fitting formulae tend to use _____ real ear target(s).</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The “normal” dynamic range of phonemic/speech information from the English language is closest to:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One hundred decibels</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixty decibels</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thirty decibels</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Seventeen decibels</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thirty decibels</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A reduced dynamic range most often means worse hearing thresholds and:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Good word recognition scores.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Poor word recognition scores.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Greater than normal loudness tolerance.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Similar to normal loudness tolerance.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Similar to normal loudness tolerance.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The first attempt to create a consistent fitting formula/method was to “mirror” the audiogram.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In 1946, Ray Carhart developed a ___________ procedure for the selection of hearing instruments.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Prescriptive</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Comparative</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Selective</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Qualitative</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Comparative</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In 1963, Sam Lybarger described the ___________ formula for fitting linear hearing instruments.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">POGO</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL-R</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Half-gain</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Third-gain</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Half-gain</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Most fitting formulae are based upon the performance of pathologic hearing ability.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">How many frequencies must create too much output for the patient/client to reject the hearing instrument fitting?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The standard decibel input levels, used in the United States, to measure the compression gain and output of hearing instruments are:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Forty, sixty, eighty</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty, seventy, ninety</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty-five, seventy-five, eighty-five</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty, seventy, eighty-five</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fifty, seventy, eighty-five</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fitting formula which measures the LTASS of hearing instrument output at the eardrum is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Berger</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">POGO</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">DSL</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL-R</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">DSL</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">How many output transforms may be considered when attempting to accurately include output into a fitting formula calculation?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three</span></span>