CD 450 Quiz #1 with 100% correct
answers 2025/2026
What percentage of PWS have a family member who is a PWS? - ANS ✔✔-50% of clients have a
family member who stutters
-50% of clients don't have anyone in their family that stutters
What are the five reasons Professor Lew believes she is a PWS? - ANS ✔✔1)Genetic-father and
half-sister
2)Articulation Delay-couldn't say spaghetti, cereal, icicle
3)Oral Motor Delay Issue
4)Word Finding Difficulties-Didn't have vocabulary to finish thought/topic/story/conversation
5)A Certain Type of Personality-Super sensitive
What is the "Left Right Dominance Theory"? - ANS ✔✔-A theory that pertains to what happens
sometimes when a person who is left handed is forced to write with their right hand.
Sometimes as a result that person may start to stutter.
What is the ratio of PWS who are male? - ANS ✔✔-Four out of five
What is a natural occurence that sometimes causes children to stutter? - ANS ✔✔-Earthquakes
At what age does a person typically become a PWS? - ANS ✔✔-Between the ages 2-5 years old
What are some reasons why a person becomes a PWS at a later age? - ANS ✔✔
, Who is Van Riper? - ANS ✔✔-Someone who is very influential to our field, a severe stutterer,
and wrote over 55 books.
Stuttering . . . - ANS ✔✔occurs when two or more words are acquired, never single words
What is the percentage of kids who stutter are perfectionists? - ANS ✔✔-According to Riley
study 40-50%
What is the middle name for our clients? - ANS ✔✔"Avoidance"-avoids: phone, restaurants, fast
food places, certain word
What is a red flag? - ANS ✔✔-Articulation Delay-can make stutter stick longer in life
What percentage of kids out grow stuttering from the ages 2-5 years old? - ANS ✔✔-75%
Who are Joseph and Viviene Shin? - ANS ✔✔...
What two words will 99% of PWS, stutter? - ANS ✔✔-The word "stuttering" and their own name
Why do PWS use filler words? - ANS ✔✔-PWS use filler words because they think one to two
sentences ahead
Why do people get afraid of stuttering? - ANS ✔✔-Shame, embarrassment, anxious, feeling of
not knowing what to do, image of drowning in head, and year after year of it occurring resulting
in avoidance
What is a primary behavior of a PWS? - ANS ✔✔-Repetitions, Blocks, and Prolongations
answers 2025/2026
What percentage of PWS have a family member who is a PWS? - ANS ✔✔-50% of clients have a
family member who stutters
-50% of clients don't have anyone in their family that stutters
What are the five reasons Professor Lew believes she is a PWS? - ANS ✔✔1)Genetic-father and
half-sister
2)Articulation Delay-couldn't say spaghetti, cereal, icicle
3)Oral Motor Delay Issue
4)Word Finding Difficulties-Didn't have vocabulary to finish thought/topic/story/conversation
5)A Certain Type of Personality-Super sensitive
What is the "Left Right Dominance Theory"? - ANS ✔✔-A theory that pertains to what happens
sometimes when a person who is left handed is forced to write with their right hand.
Sometimes as a result that person may start to stutter.
What is the ratio of PWS who are male? - ANS ✔✔-Four out of five
What is a natural occurence that sometimes causes children to stutter? - ANS ✔✔-Earthquakes
At what age does a person typically become a PWS? - ANS ✔✔-Between the ages 2-5 years old
What are some reasons why a person becomes a PWS at a later age? - ANS ✔✔
, Who is Van Riper? - ANS ✔✔-Someone who is very influential to our field, a severe stutterer,
and wrote over 55 books.
Stuttering . . . - ANS ✔✔occurs when two or more words are acquired, never single words
What is the percentage of kids who stutter are perfectionists? - ANS ✔✔-According to Riley
study 40-50%
What is the middle name for our clients? - ANS ✔✔"Avoidance"-avoids: phone, restaurants, fast
food places, certain word
What is a red flag? - ANS ✔✔-Articulation Delay-can make stutter stick longer in life
What percentage of kids out grow stuttering from the ages 2-5 years old? - ANS ✔✔-75%
Who are Joseph and Viviene Shin? - ANS ✔✔...
What two words will 99% of PWS, stutter? - ANS ✔✔-The word "stuttering" and their own name
Why do PWS use filler words? - ANS ✔✔-PWS use filler words because they think one to two
sentences ahead
Why do people get afraid of stuttering? - ANS ✔✔-Shame, embarrassment, anxious, feeling of
not knowing what to do, image of drowning in head, and year after year of it occurring resulting
in avoidance
What is a primary behavior of a PWS? - ANS ✔✔-Repetitions, Blocks, and Prolongations
