Foundations of Human Communication Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the fundamental principles and processes underlying human communication. Students will examine the theoretical frameworks that explain how individuals create, interpret, and exchange messages in various contexts interpersonal, group, organizational, and intercultural. Emphasis is placed on understanding verbal and nonverbal communication, the role of perception, language, listening, and the impact of culture on communication behaviors. Through lectures, discussions, and practical assignments, students will build a foundation for analyzing communication dynamics and enhance their own communicative effectiveness in personal and professional settings.
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Human Communication Disorders 8th Edition by Noma B. Anderson
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Human Communication Disorders: a Philosophy and Practice of Science in Service
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Q1) Julie is a 2-year old with a severe hearing loss.Her parents want their daughter exposed to a total communication approach.Which professionals are most likely to work as a team to develop and provide the treatment?
A)The audiologist and speech-language pathologist
B)The occupational therapist and audiologist
C)The physical therapist and audiologist
D)The classroom teacher and speech-language pathologist
Answer: A
Q2) Evidence-based practice refers to the application of
A)Research to clinical decision making
B)Clinical expertise to clinical decision making
C)Clinical experience to clinical decision making
D)All of the above
Answer: D
Q3) Audiologists and speech-language pathologists work in educational settings only.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Development of Communication, language, and Speech
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Q1) A language milestone characteristic of the toddler stage of language development
A)Relies on prosody to discern individual speech sounds
B)Acquires 100+ words
C)Uses fast mapping
D)Understands jokes
Answer: B
Q2) Phonological processes
A)Are rules for combining individual speech sounds
B)Reflect rules for simplifying speech
C)Demonstrate acoustic,articulatory and perceptual characteristics of speech sounds
D)Reflect baby speech
Answer: B
Q3) The development of communication begins at birth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Biology and Physics of Speech
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Q1) The articulatory system
A)Shapes air stream into speech sounds
B)Provides the essential air supply
C)Generates the sound
D)Acts as a resonator
E)A and D
Answer: A
Q2) Bilabial refers to producing speech sounds using the two lips.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism constitutes the biology of speech.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The acoustics and perception of sound constitutes the physics of speech.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Multicultural and Multilingual Considerations
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Q1) Accent
A)Phonological and vocal characteristics of a spoken language derived from geographical and foreign language influences
B)Variations in rules for the form,content and use of a spoken language derived from historical,social,regional and cultural influences
C)Variations in communication that deviate from the speech community's standard D)All of the above
Q2) Standardized tests may give the inaccurate impression that a communication disorder exists.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Similarities and differences exist within and among different cultural groups.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Culture
A)Is arbitrary and changeable
B)Is learned
C)Is a set of values,beliefs and perceptions
D)All of the above
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Chapter 5: Genetics: Basis for Development and Disorders
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Q1) The Gene Expression Nervous System Atlas GENSAT)helps investigators understand which genes are critical in the nervous system and how they function.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Syndrome
A)A recognizable pattern of abnormalities that indicate a particular trait or disease
B)The visible pattern of an organism's chromosomes
C)Slight variations in our genes that contribute to individual differences
D)The sum of all genes,estimated to contain 30,000 genes
Q3) Birth defects
A)Are characterized by structural,functional or metabolic abnormalities
B)Occur in approximately 150,000 babies each year
C)May lead to communication disorders
D)All of the above
Q4) Constructing pedigrees for a family that has a child with a genetic disorder is one clinical service provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Articulatory and Phonological Disorders
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Q1) Inconsistent speech sound errors suggest that Emily presents with
A)A physical abnormality of the vocal tract
B)Underlying phonological knowledge that is intact but use of knowledge that is impaired
C)Impaired underlying phonological knowledge and use of knowledge that is impaired
D)None of the above
Q2) Speech-language pathologists may describe articulation and phonological disorders using terms such as repetitions,hesitations and prolongations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Stimulability refers to
A)How easily the client can detect the error sounds
B)How readily the client can produce the correct version of the error sounds
C)The ease with which listeners understand the speaker's speech
D)How closely the client's speech resembles age-referenced norms
Q4) Research suggests that developmental apraxia of speech DAS)has a genetic basis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Stuttering and Other Disorders of Fluency
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Q1) Maria has learned to effectively use several fluency-enhancing techniques.Therefore,when she gives oral presentations in class,she
A)Slows her rate of speech
B)Increases the length of her pauses between phrases and sentences
C)Increases the loudness of voice
D)All of the above
Q2) Researchers decide to determine the prevalence of fluency disorders in the states of Maryland,Virginia,North Carolina,South Carolina,and Georgia.Previous studies suggest that researchers are most likely to find that the more frequently occurring cases will be persons with a
A)Stuttering disorder
B)Cluttering disorder
C)Acquired organic stuttering disorder
D)Psychogenic stuttering disorder
Q3) Listeners should say 'slow down' to persons who frequently stutter.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Voice Disorders
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Q1) Voice characteristics include
A)Pitch
B)Loudness
C)Quality
D)Resonance
E)All but a
Q2) Some speech sounds,such as /f,v,s,z/,contain noise.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Voice disorders occur only in adults.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Lisa has asthma which at times affects this aspect of her voice
A)Vocal pitch
B)Vocal loudness
C)Vocal quality
D)Vocal resonance
Q5) The quality of voice cannot be completely separated from pitch and loudness.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Cleft Lip and Palate and Other Craniofacial Disorders
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Q1) The prevalence rates for cleft lip/palate vary among Native Americans,Asians,Caucasians,and persons with African heritage.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The prevalence rates for cleft lip/palate vary among boys and girls.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The surgeon's goal in repairing a cleft lip is to achieve an optimal aesthetic outcome.
A)True
B)False
Q4) During speech production,which suggests
A)The movement of the vocal folds failed to close the space separating the oral and nasal cavities
B)The movement of the palate and pharynx closed the space separating the oral and nasal cavities
C)The movement of the palate and pharynx failed to close the space separating the oral and nasal cavities
D)The movement of the palate and pharynx accomplished velopharyngeal closure
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Chapter 10: Neurogenic Disorders of Speech in Children and Adults
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Q1) Shaun's condition was probably caused by damage to the brain that may have occurred
A)During fetal development
B)During birth
C)Shortly after birth
D)Any of the above
Q2) Casey is four years old.She presents with a phonemic inventory of 5 consonants and 5 vowels,and inconsistent substitution,omission and distortion errors involving these speech sounds.The frequency of her speech sound errors increase as word length increases.She also exhibits monopitch and monoloudness.Her likely diagnosis is
A)Apraxia of speech
B)Spastic dysarthria
C)Hyopkinethic dysarthria
D)Mixed dysarthria
Q3) Shaun's hypernasality most likely results from
A)Dyskinesia
B)Velopharyngeal competency
C)Velopharyngeal insufficiency
D)Hyperkinetic dysarthria
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Chapter 11: Developmental Language Impairment During
the Preschool Years
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Q1) John was born with Usher's Syndrome.His diagnosis may impact his language development because of the following sensory deficit
A)Hypernosmia
B)Hypogeusia
C)Deafness
D)Blindness
E)C and D
Q2) The overall sequence of language development in children with Down's Syndrome is significantly different from that of children developing language normally.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FAS)places a child at risk for language delay.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Developmental language delay may range in severity from mild to severe.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Language Disabilities in School-Age Children and Youth
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Q1) The focus of evidence-based practice is to plan interventions that support improved language and communicative functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The trend in speech-language pathology is to use naturalistic approaches in language intervention rather than structured approaches.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are more likely to experience SLI than students from mainstream backgrounds.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Naturalistic intervention approaches teach specific language skills.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Students with SLI often present with a homogeneous language profile.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: From Emergent Literacy to Literacy:
Development and Disorders
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Q1) Nursery rhymes and finger plays help teach phonological awareness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Three and a half year-old Julie loves to write.She demonstrates 'invented spelling' which means she attempts to write words using
A)Randomly chosen letters,pictures and symbols
B)Scribbles of wavy and circular lines
C)A phonological strategy
D)Strategically chosen wavy lines
Q3) Children who perform well on phonological awareness tasks will probably struggle with reading and spelling.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Children are demonstrating 'print awareness' when they recognize that print can be used to tell stories,make lists or write letters.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Aphasia and Related Acquired Language Disorders
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Q1) Stroke is the most common cause of aphasia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Miss Levitz first presented with memory loss in her early 60's prompting her to retire early from teaching.As she aged,the memory loss worsened and Miss.Levitz began experiencing confusion,sadness and an inability to socially interact with family and friends.After she passed,her niece requested an autopsy to determine the cause of her aunt's difficulties during the last years of her life.The results of the autopsy showed multiple,diffuse lesions in many areas of Miss Levitz's brain.The physician told Miss Levitz's niece that it appeared that her aunt experienced multiple undiagnosed mini strokes.The diagnosis was
A)Fluent aphasia
B)Right hemisphere disorder
C)Traumatic brain injury
D)Dementia secondary to multiple infarcts
Q3) Recently,pharmacological treatments have proven efficacious for aphasia patients.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Q1) Augmentative communication strategies supplement residual speech,while alternative communication strategies replace speech.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Amy's AAC system seemed to be a perfect fit.She had the knowledge of the symbol system to produce original utterances.She managed the direct selection device with ease and she was able to use the system to address most breakdowns in communication.Yet,Amy did not use her system often to interact in class,in the cafeteria or on the playground.Amy's overall communicative competence using AAC was limited because of a lack of
A)Linguistic competence
B)Operational competence
C)Social competence
D)Strategic competence
Q3) The success of AAC depends on the matching of communication strategies to the needs of the individual and creating an environment that supports the use of AAC.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Swallowing: Process and Disorders
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Q1) The swallowing evaluation will be conducted in three phases,in the following order
A)Instrumental swallow study,clinical examination,patient/family interview
B)Clinical examination,instrumental study,patient/family interview
C)Patient/family interview,clinical examination,instrumental study
D)Patient/family interview,instrumental study,clinical examination
Q2) Normal swallowing takes place on the inspiration phase of the respiration cycle.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Swallowing worsens over time for patients with vascular,infectious or trauma-induced conditions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ho suffered a stroke 2 days ago.He has been referred for a swallowing evaluation.The main goal of the examination is to determine
A)Types of foods Mr.Ho is willing to eat.
B)Level of risk for aspiration.
C)Impact of culture on treatment.
D)Extent of neurological impairment affecting Mr.Ho's swallow.
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Chapter 17: Hearing and Hearing Disorders
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Q1) Otololaryngologists prescribe and dispense hearing aids.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Hospital-based audiologists may not only conduct universal infant hearing screening programs,they may also provide the following clinical services
A)Cerumen management
B)Intraoperative monitoring
C)Counseling services to patients with hearing loss and their families
D)All of the above
E)A and C only
Q3) Scott's test results suggest a
A)Conductive hearing loss
B)Sensorineural hearing loss
C)Presbycusis
D)Brainstem tumor
Q4) Patients with sensorineural hearing loss are considered better candidates than patients with conductive hearing loss for hearing aids.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Audiologic Rehabilitation
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Q1) Lisa has a moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.She wears behind-the-ear hearing aids.Recently her family moved to a small town and now Lisa attends a school that is not equipped with an FM sound system.Lisa has begun to suffer academically.Her social circle,on the other hand,has widened considerably.Lisa loves her new hometown.
A)Lisa is experiencing a hearing handicap and disability.
B)Lisa is experiencing a hearing handicap but not a hearing disability.
C)Lisa is not experiencing a hearing handicap,but she is experiencing a hearing disability.
D)Lisa is not experiencing a hearing handicap nor is she experiencing a hearing disability.
Q2) The use of speechreading reduces the redundancy of spoken messages for persons with hearing loss.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Signing Exact English is a type of manual communication that differs in form from ASL.
A)True
B)False
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