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1. A 6-year old child produces [t] for /s/, [d] for /z/, [p] for c) phonology
/f/, and [b] for /v/. Intervention for this problem would
target language at the level of
a) morphology
b) syntax
c) phonology
d) pragmatics
e) semantics
2. What is the most important acoustic cue that distin- e) duration of the preced-
guishes between an unreleased final /p/ and an unre- ing vowel
leased final /b/, as in "cap" vs. "cab"?
a) frequency of third formant
b) locus of frequency of burst
c) voice onset time
d) vocal fundamental frequency
e) duration of the preceding vowel
3. Anatomical studies of the human vocal folds and de- a) epithelium and superfi-
tailed observation of mucosal beaver during phona- cial lamina propria
tion has led to the current "cover-body" characteriza-
tion of the vocal fold. What is included in the vocal-fold
cover?
a) epithelium and superficial lamina propria
b) epithelium and deep lamina propria
c) intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
d) lamina of the thyroid cartilage
4. Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months A) provide stuttering inter-
for a speech and language eval. The parents have vention, but no artic inter-
expressed concern that their daughter does not pro- vention for /r/ at the pre-
nounce the /r/ sound correctly and has exhibited pe- sent time.
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riods of stuttering for the last 18 months. During the
eval, the SLP observes the child has sound-syllable
reps on 30% of her words. What should be the course
of action?
a) provide stuttering intervention, but no artic inter-
vention for /r/ right now
b) provide both artic intervention for the /r/ and stut-
tering intervention
c) provide artic intervention for /r/ and ignore stutter-
ing
d) provide artic intervention for the /r/ first and later
provide stuttering
e) provide no intervention
5. Voice therapy is the LEAST appropriate for clients b) acute laryngitis
with..
a) ventricular phonation
b) acute laryngitis
c) vocule nodules
d) contact ulcers
e) unilateral adductor paralysis
6. An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production b) lower or decreased
in a client. If the client has a hyper functional voice
disorder, then during phonation the client's average
airflow rate is most likely to be
a) almost absent
b) lower or decreased
c) higher or increased
d) within normal limits
e) erratic and inconsisten
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7. When experiences, language, religion, and a shared d) culture
history bring people together over time, they develop
shared traditions and customs with are referred to as
a) ethnicity
b) race
c) creolization
d) culture
e) pidginization
8. During a transient ischemic attack, Mr. Mahamood has e) no noticeable abnor-
difficulty producing intelligible speech and retrieving malities
words in conversation. one week later, Mr. Mahmood's
speech and language would typically be characterized
by...
a) mild dysarthria
b) expressive aphasia
c) anomic aphasia
d) both aphasic and dysarthric errors
e) no noticeable abnormalities
9. Which of the following need a medical evaluation be- d) 40-year-old man who
fore therapy? presents with severe
a) 2-year-old child who has overall developmental de- hoarseness and recurrent
lays, abnormal muscle tone, and S-L delays laryngitis
b) 4-year-old child who presents with phoneme-specif-
ic nasal emissions with no visible evidence of clefting
condition
c) 6-year-old with an artic disorder who appears to
have a restricted lingual frenulum
d) 40-year-old man who presents with severe hoarse-
ness and recurrent laryngitis
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e) 78-year-old woman who complains of occasional
difficulties retrieving the names of her friends
10. A child with a phonological disorder typically produces d) based on the gradu-
"sack" as [kak]. During an intervention session, the alness principle, since the
child produces [tak] and is rewarded for it by the SLP. SLP reinforces a response
The situation described illustrates a therapeutic strat- that involves stopping on
egy that is... the initial consonant, a
a) based on behavior modification principles and dis- successive approximation
tributed practice of the target
b) based on sound behavioral principles since it in-
volves application of random reinforcement schedule
c) based on the theory of negative practice, which per-
mits occasional reinforcement of incorrect responses
to prevent discouragement
d) based on the gradualness principle, since the SLP
reinforces a response that involves stopping on the
initial consonant, a successive approximation of the
target
e) a misapplication of variable reinforcement, since
the SLP erroneously reinforced a production lacking
the essential feature of stridency
11. What best describes the role of the SLP in a collabora- E) the SLP works with
tive-consultation service-delivery model? teachers and families to
a) SLP is responsible for providing both academic in- facilitate a student's com-
struction and speech-language services munication and learning
b) SLP provides services to students individually or in
small group in the resource-room setting
c) SLP provides services directly to the student within
the classroom
d) SLP sees the student for a specific amount of time
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1. A 6-year old child produces [t] for /s/, [d] for /z/, [p] for c) phonology
/f/, and [b] for /v/. Intervention for this problem would
target language at the level of
a) morphology
b) syntax
c) phonology
d) pragmatics
e) semantics
2. What is the most important acoustic cue that distin- e) duration of the preced-
guishes between an unreleased final /p/ and an unre- ing vowel
leased final /b/, as in "cap" vs. "cab"?
a) frequency of third formant
b) locus of frequency of burst
c) voice onset time
d) vocal fundamental frequency
e) duration of the preceding vowel
3. Anatomical studies of the human vocal folds and de- a) epithelium and superfi-
tailed observation of mucosal beaver during phona- cial lamina propria
tion has led to the current "cover-body" characteriza-
tion of the vocal fold. What is included in the vocal-fold
cover?
a) epithelium and superficial lamina propria
b) epithelium and deep lamina propria
c) intermediate and deep layers of the lamina propria
d) lamina of the thyroid cartilage
4. Parents bring their daughter of 4 years and 3 months A) provide stuttering inter-
for a speech and language eval. The parents have vention, but no artic inter-
expressed concern that their daughter does not pro- vention for /r/ at the pre-
nounce the /r/ sound correctly and has exhibited pe- sent time.
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riods of stuttering for the last 18 months. During the
eval, the SLP observes the child has sound-syllable
reps on 30% of her words. What should be the course
of action?
a) provide stuttering intervention, but no artic inter-
vention for /r/ right now
b) provide both artic intervention for the /r/ and stut-
tering intervention
c) provide artic intervention for /r/ and ignore stutter-
ing
d) provide artic intervention for the /r/ first and later
provide stuttering
e) provide no intervention
5. Voice therapy is the LEAST appropriate for clients b) acute laryngitis
with..
a) ventricular phonation
b) acute laryngitis
c) vocule nodules
d) contact ulcers
e) unilateral adductor paralysis
6. An SLP is assessing the physiology of voice production b) lower or decreased
in a client. If the client has a hyper functional voice
disorder, then during phonation the client's average
airflow rate is most likely to be
a) almost absent
b) lower or decreased
c) higher or increased
d) within normal limits
e) erratic and inconsisten
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7. When experiences, language, religion, and a shared d) culture
history bring people together over time, they develop
shared traditions and customs with are referred to as
a) ethnicity
b) race
c) creolization
d) culture
e) pidginization
8. During a transient ischemic attack, Mr. Mahamood has e) no noticeable abnor-
difficulty producing intelligible speech and retrieving malities
words in conversation. one week later, Mr. Mahmood's
speech and language would typically be characterized
by...
a) mild dysarthria
b) expressive aphasia
c) anomic aphasia
d) both aphasic and dysarthric errors
e) no noticeable abnormalities
9. Which of the following need a medical evaluation be- d) 40-year-old man who
fore therapy? presents with severe
a) 2-year-old child who has overall developmental de- hoarseness and recurrent
lays, abnormal muscle tone, and S-L delays laryngitis
b) 4-year-old child who presents with phoneme-specif-
ic nasal emissions with no visible evidence of clefting
condition
c) 6-year-old with an artic disorder who appears to
have a restricted lingual frenulum
d) 40-year-old man who presents with severe hoarse-
ness and recurrent laryngitis
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e) 78-year-old woman who complains of occasional
difficulties retrieving the names of her friends
10. A child with a phonological disorder typically produces d) based on the gradu-
"sack" as [kak]. During an intervention session, the alness principle, since the
child produces [tak] and is rewarded for it by the SLP. SLP reinforces a response
The situation described illustrates a therapeutic strat- that involves stopping on
egy that is... the initial consonant, a
a) based on behavior modification principles and dis- successive approximation
tributed practice of the target
b) based on sound behavioral principles since it in-
volves application of random reinforcement schedule
c) based on the theory of negative practice, which per-
mits occasional reinforcement of incorrect responses
to prevent discouragement
d) based on the gradualness principle, since the SLP
reinforces a response that involves stopping on the
initial consonant, a successive approximation of the
target
e) a misapplication of variable reinforcement, since
the SLP erroneously reinforced a production lacking
the essential feature of stridency
11. What best describes the role of the SLP in a collabora- E) the SLP works with
tive-consultation service-delivery model? teachers and families to
a) SLP is responsible for providing both academic in- facilitate a student's com-
struction and speech-language services munication and learning
b) SLP provides services to students individually or in
small group in the resource-room setting
c) SLP provides services directly to the student within
the classroom
d) SLP sees the student for a specific amount of time
