Hearing Aid Specialist Exam ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE LATEST VERSION

Professionalism can be defined as practicing with ______________ . A) A high performance standard B) Accountability C) Work ethic D) All the above - Correct Answer-D) All the above Accountability, A High Performance Standard, Work Ethic The legal aspects of professional practice are defined through A) Membership in a professional society B) Ethical Conduct C) Local and National Laws and Regulations D) The FDA - Correct Answer-C) Local & National Laws and Regulations Ethical conduct ____________ . A) Is 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 B) has the force of law C) Is defined by local and national laws and regulations D) Is dictated by the apprentice's trainer/sponsor - Correct Answer-A) Is 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 Accurate and precise clinical documentation is important to success and the professional status of a hearing instrument specialist. True or False - Correct Answer-True The acronym H-E-A-R can be used as a device to remember how to construct ____________ in a logical and consistent manner. AID AID A) A purchase agreement B) Clinical notes C) An aural Rehabilitation Plan D) An amplification management program - Correct Answer-B) Clinical Notes Inter-professional collaboration leads to ___________ . A) More Referrals B) Greater Status C) Certification D) Improved Patient/client care - Correct Answer-D) Improved patient/client care A code of ethics provides guiding principles for professional conduct and may be used to help you resolve potential conflicts of interest. True or False - Correct Answer-True Lifelong learning is another term for ______________ . A) Certification B) Continued professional development C) adult education D) Licensure - Correct Answer-B) Continued professional development The development of a professional library is __________ . A) A waste of time and space B) A pursuit of true professionals C) Not necessary in the digital world D) Required by law - Correct Answer-B) A pursuit of true professionals "Ethics" A) Represents judicial decisions and legislative action B) Is what HIPAA regulates C) Reflects norms that guide human conduct of behavior D) Is of no concern to the hearing aid specialist - Correct Answer-C) Reflects norms that guide human conduct of behavior A violation of a Code of Ethical Conduct can result in A) Sanctions by the professional society in which you hold membership B) Criminal and civil penalties C) Revocation of licensure/certification D) All of the above - Correct Answer-D) All of the above AID AID 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. True or False - Correct Answer-True Law formally codifies ethical dilemmas into A) Codes of Ethics B) Written form and specifies sanctions for non-compliance C) The licensing examination D) Difficult Scenarios for the hearing aid specialist - Correct Answer-B) Written form and specifies sanctions for non-compliance Consumer protections laws are enforced alongside other statutes True or False - Correct Answer-True It is the responsibility of _______________ to be knowledgeable of the laws and codes of conduct that impact of hearing instrument specialists. A) The apprentice/trainee B) The trainer C) The employer D) All the above - Correct Answer-D) All the above A pure tone is specified in __________ . A) Decibels B) Acoustics C) Hertz or cycles per second D) Sound pressure level - Correct Answer-C) Hertz or cycles per second Human hearing extends over such a vast intensity range of ___________ dynes/cm^2 which is compressed into a range of _________ decibels. A) 0.0002 to 1000 ; 0 to 140 B) 0 to 140 ; 0.0002 to 1000 C) 0.0002 to 140 ; 0 to 140 D) 0.02 to 100 ; 0 to 140 - Correct Answer-A) 0.0002 to 1000 ; 0 to 140 The difference in phase for sounds arriving simultaneously at both ears contributes to a listener's ability to localize a sound source. True or False - Correct Answer-True AID AID A shorter wavelength results in a __________ . A) Lower Frequency B) Higher Frequency C) Same Frequency D) Quieter Frequency - Correct Answer-B) 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 ___________ . A) Resonance B) Oscillation C) Wavelength D) Phase - Correct Answer-A) Resonance The reference for dB HL is ______________ . A) 0.0002 dynes/cm^2 B) Audiometric zero C) Another audiometric value D) 0 db SPL - Correct Answer-B ) Audiometric zero The reference for dB SPL is ______________ . A) 0.0002 dynes/cm^2 B) Audiometric zero C) Another audiometric value D) 0 db SPL - Correct Answer-A) 0.0002 dynes/cm^2 The reference for dB SL is ___________ . A) 0.0002 dynes/cm^2 B) audiometric zero C) Another Audiometric Value D) 0 dB SPL - Correct Answer-C) Another Audiometric Value Boyle's Law states _________ . A) What goes up must come down B) As the physical volume of a gas decreases, the pressure of the gas increases C) That as an earmold fits deeper into the ear canal, the SPL generated by the hearing instrument in that ear canal will decrease. D) Wavelength and frequency are inversely related - Correct Answer-B) As the physical volume of a gas decreases, the pressure of the gas increases AID AID The perceptual math for intensity is __________ and the perceptual math for frequency is ___________ . A) db ; Hz B) Pitch ; Loudness C) Loudness ; Pitch D) Timbre ; Psychoacoustics - Correct Answer-C) Loudness ; Pitch The auditory system follows a power law which is a logarithmic scale. In a logarithmic scale, a 10 dB increase in intensity __________