Title: HIS 150 Mid Term Assessment
Course: 14SP-HIS-150-GWB2-HEAR. INSTRU. FITTING METHODS > Section: Dropbox

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The two physical portions of the labyrinth are the osseous portion and the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Bony portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Skin portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Fluid portion</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Membranous portion</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Membranous portion</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The osseous portion contains the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cochlear duct</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph</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">Semi-circular canals</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Semi-circular canals</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The two functional portions of the labyrinth are hearing and ___________ .</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Understanding</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Balance</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Proprioception</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Creation</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Balance</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The cochlea is divided into _________ canals.</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>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</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 top chamber of the ____________ begins at the oval window and ends at the helicotrema.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Naida</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Vestibuli</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Vestibuli</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The snail shaped cochlea has about _________ turns in </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>humans</u>.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two and one-half</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Three and one-half</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">One and one-half</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Four and one half</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Two and one-half</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The Organ of Corti is located within the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Naida</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Vestibuli</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid is found within the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Naida</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Vestibuli</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Scala Media</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The “thick” fluid found within the cochlea is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mucous fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sterolymph fluid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The stria vascularis maintains the chemical composition of the ___________ .</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mucous fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sterolymph fluid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The fluid which is moved by the stapes and its pressure released by the round window is the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mucous fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Endolymph fluid</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sterolymph fluid</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Perilymph fluid</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The travelling wave, created by the movement of the stapes, creates an opportunity for mechanical frequency analysis by the:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Basilar membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Reisner’s membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanic membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tectorial membrane</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Basilar membrane</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The movement (shearing action) of the outer hair cells against the ___________, creates the opportunity for electrical frequency analysis.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Basilar membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Reisner’s membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tympanic membrane</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tectorial membrane</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tectorial membrane</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">How many rows of inner hair cells typically exist at the apex of the cochlea?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ten</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Five</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">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">Intense low frequency sounds create a traveling wave that stimulates:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hair cells mostly at the apex of the cochlea but, also at the base.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Only the hair cells at the apex of the cochlea.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hair cells mostly at the base of the cochlea but, also at the apex.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Only the hair cells at the base of the cochlea.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hair cells mostly at the apex of the cochlea but, also at the base.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The following statement is true about the </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>outer hair cells</u>; they:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Are located in the scala tympani</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Are fewer in number than the inner hair cells</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Decrease our frequency resolution</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increase our frequency resolution</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increase our frequency resolution</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cells provide approximately _____________ for low and high frequencies, respectfully.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">10/20 dB gain</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">30/40 dB gain</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">50/60 dB gain</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">70/80 dB gain</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">50/60 dB gain</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Moderate sensorineural hearing loss is an indication of:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cell damage</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Inner hair cell damage</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eighth nerve damage</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">TM damage</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Outer hair cell damage</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which statement is commonly true for dead hair cell regions?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">They may only be associated with sensorineural hearing loss</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">They are never found in reverse-slope hearing loss</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">They create dizziness in most patient/clients</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">They are commonly found in sensorineural thresholds above eighty-five to ninety decibels HL.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">They are commonly found in sensorineural thresholds above eighty-five to ninety decibels HL.</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">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">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">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">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">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">Which of the following fitting formulae does not include gain or output calculations past four thousand Hertz?</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">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">NAL</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The most common </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><u>type</u> of hearing loss encountered by a hearing instrument specialist is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Unilateral</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Mixed</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Conductive</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensorineural</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sensorineural</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following fitting formulae was first specifically designed to enhance the speech-language development of children?</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">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">NAL</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">Which of the following fitting formulae was derived from a previous linear fitting formula?</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">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">NAL</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following fitting formulae has its fitting targets most often measured in dBSPL?</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">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">NAL</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">A linear fitting formula used to describe the recommended gain and output for hearing instrument selection is:</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">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">NAL</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">POGO</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The input frequencies used to measure the gain and output levels of compression hearing instruments are:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Long term average high frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Long term average speech frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Long term average low frequencies</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Long term average pulse frequencies</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Long term average speech frequencies</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following fitting formulae attempts to equalize the loudness relationships of speech frequency information?</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">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">NAL</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">NAL</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which of the following fitting formulae attempts to normalize all of the electroacoustic output relationships of all input frequencies?</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">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">NAL</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">DSL</span></span>