IHS Final Exam questions with complete
solutions
Professionalism |can |be |defined |as |practicing |with |__________ |. |correct |answers |a |high
|performance |standard, |accountability, |and |work |ethic.
The |legal |aspects |of |professional |practice |are |defined |through... |correct |answers |local |and |national
|laws |and |regulations
Ethical |conduct |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |the |expectation |that |a |practitioner |will |conduct
|himself/herself |in |a |socially |acceptable |manner |and |in |a |way |that |is |consistent |with |members |of |the
|professional |organization
T/F |Accurate |and |precise |clinical |documentation |is |important |to |success |and |the |professional |status
|of |a |hearing |instrument |specialist. |correct |answers |True
The |acronym |H-E-A-R |can |be |used |as |a |device |to |remember |how |to |construct |__________ |in |a
|logical |and |consistent |manner. |correct |answers |clinical |notes
Inter-professional |collaboration |leads |to |__________ |. |correct |answers |improved |patient/client
|care
T/F |A |code |of |ethics |provides |guiding |principles |for |professional |conduct |and |may |be |used |to |help
|you |resolve |potential |conflicts |of |interest. |correct |answers |True
Lifelong |learning |is |another |term |for |__________ |. |correct |answers |continued |professional
|development
The |development |of |a |professional |library |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |a |pursuit |of |true
|professionals
"Ethics"... |correct |answers |reflects |norms |that |guide |human |conduct |of |behavior
A |violation |of |a |Code |of |Ethical |Conduct |can |result |in |correct |answers |-sanctions |by |the
|professional |society |in |which |you |hold |membership
-criminal |and |civil |penalties
-revocation |of |licensure/certification
T/F |Societal |expectations |determine |public |policy |which |is |then |formulated |into |professional
|Codes |of |Ethics |that |state |how |members |of |that |group |are |expected |to |act |and |interact |with |others.
|correct |answers |True
Law |formally |codifies |ethical |dilemmas |into... |correct |answers |written |form |and |specifies |sanctions
|for |non-compliance
, T/F |Consumer |protection |laws |are |enforced |alongside |other |statutes. |correct |answers |True
It |is |the |responsibility |of |____________________ |to |be |knowledgeable |of |the |laws |and |codes |of
|conduct |that |impact |on |hearing |instrument |specialists. |correct |answers |-the |apprentice/trainee
-the |trainer
-the |employer
A |pure |tone |is |specified |in |__________ |. |correct |answers |Hertz |or |cycles |per |second
Human |hearing |extends |over |such |a |vast |intensity |range |of |__________ |dynes/cm2 |which |is
|compressed |into |a |range |of |__________ |decibels. |correct |answers |0.0002 |to |1000; |0 |to |140
T/F |The |difference |in |phase |for |sounds |arriving |simultaneously |at |both |ears |contributes |to |a
|listener's |ability |to |localize |a |sound |source. |correct |answers |True
A |shorter |wavelength |results |in |a |______. |correct |answers |higher |frequency
The |natural |tendency |for |a |system |to |vibrate |with |greater |amplitude |at |one |frequency |than |at |others
|when |a |driving |force |whose |frequency |is |at |or |close |to |the |natural |frequency |of |the |system |is |called
|_________ |. |correct |answers |resonance
The |reference |for |dB |HL |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |audiometric |zero
The |reference |for |dB |SPL |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |0.0002 |dynes/cm2
The |reference |for |dB |SL |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |threshold
Boyle's |Law |states |__________ |. |correct |answers |as |the |physical |volume |of |a |gas |decreases, |the
|pressure |of |the |gas |increases
The |perceptual |match |for |intensity |is |__________ |and |the |perceptual |match |for |frequency |is
|__________ |. |correct |answers |loudness; |pitch
The |auditory |system |follows |a |power |law |which |is |a |logarithmic |scale. |In |a |logarithmic |scale, |a |10
|dB |increase |in |intensity |________ |the |loudness |over |most |of |the |audible |range. |correct |answers
|doubles
The |normal |human |ear |can |respond |to |a |range |of |frequencies |from |about |__________ |correct
|answers |20 |to |20,000 |Hz
The |concept |of |critical |bands |and |frequency |resolution |contribute |to |our |ability |to |correct |answers
|hear |effectively |in |background |noise |and |discriminate |between |two |sounds |that |are |very |close |in
|frequency
solutions
Professionalism |can |be |defined |as |practicing |with |__________ |. |correct |answers |a |high
|performance |standard, |accountability, |and |work |ethic.
The |legal |aspects |of |professional |practice |are |defined |through... |correct |answers |local |and |national
|laws |and |regulations
Ethical |conduct |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |the |expectation |that |a |practitioner |will |conduct
|himself/herself |in |a |socially |acceptable |manner |and |in |a |way |that |is |consistent |with |members |of |the
|professional |organization
T/F |Accurate |and |precise |clinical |documentation |is |important |to |success |and |the |professional |status
|of |a |hearing |instrument |specialist. |correct |answers |True
The |acronym |H-E-A-R |can |be |used |as |a |device |to |remember |how |to |construct |__________ |in |a
|logical |and |consistent |manner. |correct |answers |clinical |notes
Inter-professional |collaboration |leads |to |__________ |. |correct |answers |improved |patient/client
|care
T/F |A |code |of |ethics |provides |guiding |principles |for |professional |conduct |and |may |be |used |to |help
|you |resolve |potential |conflicts |of |interest. |correct |answers |True
Lifelong |learning |is |another |term |for |__________ |. |correct |answers |continued |professional
|development
The |development |of |a |professional |library |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |a |pursuit |of |true
|professionals
"Ethics"... |correct |answers |reflects |norms |that |guide |human |conduct |of |behavior
A |violation |of |a |Code |of |Ethical |Conduct |can |result |in |correct |answers |-sanctions |by |the
|professional |society |in |which |you |hold |membership
-criminal |and |civil |penalties
-revocation |of |licensure/certification
T/F |Societal |expectations |determine |public |policy |which |is |then |formulated |into |professional
|Codes |of |Ethics |that |state |how |members |of |that |group |are |expected |to |act |and |interact |with |others.
|correct |answers |True
Law |formally |codifies |ethical |dilemmas |into... |correct |answers |written |form |and |specifies |sanctions
|for |non-compliance
, T/F |Consumer |protection |laws |are |enforced |alongside |other |statutes. |correct |answers |True
It |is |the |responsibility |of |____________________ |to |be |knowledgeable |of |the |laws |and |codes |of
|conduct |that |impact |on |hearing |instrument |specialists. |correct |answers |-the |apprentice/trainee
-the |trainer
-the |employer
A |pure |tone |is |specified |in |__________ |. |correct |answers |Hertz |or |cycles |per |second
Human |hearing |extends |over |such |a |vast |intensity |range |of |__________ |dynes/cm2 |which |is
|compressed |into |a |range |of |__________ |decibels. |correct |answers |0.0002 |to |1000; |0 |to |140
T/F |The |difference |in |phase |for |sounds |arriving |simultaneously |at |both |ears |contributes |to |a
|listener's |ability |to |localize |a |sound |source. |correct |answers |True
A |shorter |wavelength |results |in |a |______. |correct |answers |higher |frequency
The |natural |tendency |for |a |system |to |vibrate |with |greater |amplitude |at |one |frequency |than |at |others
|when |a |driving |force |whose |frequency |is |at |or |close |to |the |natural |frequency |of |the |system |is |called
|_________ |. |correct |answers |resonance
The |reference |for |dB |HL |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |audiometric |zero
The |reference |for |dB |SPL |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |0.0002 |dynes/cm2
The |reference |for |dB |SL |is |__________ |. |correct |answers |threshold
Boyle's |Law |states |__________ |. |correct |answers |as |the |physical |volume |of |a |gas |decreases, |the
|pressure |of |the |gas |increases
The |perceptual |match |for |intensity |is |__________ |and |the |perceptual |match |for |frequency |is
|__________ |. |correct |answers |loudness; |pitch
The |auditory |system |follows |a |power |law |which |is |a |logarithmic |scale. |In |a |logarithmic |scale, |a |10
|dB |increase |in |intensity |________ |the |loudness |over |most |of |the |audible |range. |correct |answers
|doubles
The |normal |human |ear |can |respond |to |a |range |of |frequencies |from |about |__________ |correct
|answers |20 |to |20,000 |Hz
The |concept |of |critical |bands |and |frequency |resolution |contribute |to |our |ability |to |correct |answers
|hear |effectively |in |background |noise |and |discriminate |between |two |sounds |that |are |very |close |in
|frequency
