SHS 205 – Final Exam Study Guide and Practice
Questions
communication always involves spoken language - ANS✔✔ False
which of the following is a true distinction between language and speech?
A- syntax comes into play with speech, but not language
B- language can be combine to form new information but speech cannot
C- language is written, and speech is spoken
D- language is a cognitive process, and speech is mostly physical - ANS✔✔ D- language is a
cognitive process and speech is mostly physical
Which is most general to least general?
A- communication, language, speech
B- speech, communication, language
C- language, speech, communication
D- all of the above - ANS✔✔ A- communication, language, speech
exchange of a message between a sender and a receiver
A-speech
B- communication
C- language - ANS✔✔ B- communication
,verbal exchange of a message between a sender and a receiver
A-speech
B- communication
C- language - ANS✔✔ A- Speech
Shared rules for representing ideas
A-speech
B- communication
C- language - ANS✔✔ C- language
what are the terms we used to describe communication disorders? - ANS✔✔ organic,
functional, congenital, acquired, speech, language, hearing
Speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) are support personnel who, following academic
and/or on-the-job training, perform tasks prescribed, directed, and supervised by ASHA-
certified speech-language pathologists.
True or false? - ANS✔✔ True
Many audiologists are members of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), which is
separate from ASHA and has its own national conventions designed to meet the needs of
audiologists. True or false? - ANS✔✔ True
In what setting do most speech-language pathologists work? - ANS✔✔ Educational
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSHLA) provides students with a
close affiliation to professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology, as well as monthly
professional publications and other support designed specifically for them. True or false? -
ANS✔✔ True
, What degree is required for a speech-language pathologist? - ANS✔✔ Masters degree
What degree is required for an audiologist? - ANS✔✔ Doctor of audiology
What degree is required for a SLP or audiology assistant? - ANS✔✔ Bachelors and (usually) a
certificate
What degree is required for a professor/researcher in communication science? - ANS✔✔ Doctor
of philosophy
What is the definition of phonation? - ANS✔✔ the process of producing sound
Definition of Semantics - ANS✔✔ the meaning of words or word phrases
defintion for syntax - ANS✔✔ a loose framework for creating sentences, phrases, or utterances
What is telegraphic speech, and by what age should it occur in a typically developing child? -
ANS✔✔ Speech wherein function words are omitted, leaving only content words. Typically,
between 24 and 30 months
Definition of lexicon - ANS✔✔ a mental dictionary containing phonological structure, word
meaning and written representations,
Definition of pragmatics - ANS✔✔ conventions related to use of language in different social
settings
Questions
communication always involves spoken language - ANS✔✔ False
which of the following is a true distinction between language and speech?
A- syntax comes into play with speech, but not language
B- language can be combine to form new information but speech cannot
C- language is written, and speech is spoken
D- language is a cognitive process, and speech is mostly physical - ANS✔✔ D- language is a
cognitive process and speech is mostly physical
Which is most general to least general?
A- communication, language, speech
B- speech, communication, language
C- language, speech, communication
D- all of the above - ANS✔✔ A- communication, language, speech
exchange of a message between a sender and a receiver
A-speech
B- communication
C- language - ANS✔✔ B- communication
,verbal exchange of a message between a sender and a receiver
A-speech
B- communication
C- language - ANS✔✔ A- Speech
Shared rules for representing ideas
A-speech
B- communication
C- language - ANS✔✔ C- language
what are the terms we used to describe communication disorders? - ANS✔✔ organic,
functional, congenital, acquired, speech, language, hearing
Speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) are support personnel who, following academic
and/or on-the-job training, perform tasks prescribed, directed, and supervised by ASHA-
certified speech-language pathologists.
True or false? - ANS✔✔ True
Many audiologists are members of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), which is
separate from ASHA and has its own national conventions designed to meet the needs of
audiologists. True or false? - ANS✔✔ True
In what setting do most speech-language pathologists work? - ANS✔✔ Educational
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSHLA) provides students with a
close affiliation to professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology, as well as monthly
professional publications and other support designed specifically for them. True or false? -
ANS✔✔ True
, What degree is required for a speech-language pathologist? - ANS✔✔ Masters degree
What degree is required for an audiologist? - ANS✔✔ Doctor of audiology
What degree is required for a SLP or audiology assistant? - ANS✔✔ Bachelors and (usually) a
certificate
What degree is required for a professor/researcher in communication science? - ANS✔✔ Doctor
of philosophy
What is the definition of phonation? - ANS✔✔ the process of producing sound
Definition of Semantics - ANS✔✔ the meaning of words or word phrases
defintion for syntax - ANS✔✔ a loose framework for creating sentences, phrases, or utterances
What is telegraphic speech, and by what age should it occur in a typically developing child? -
ANS✔✔ Speech wherein function words are omitted, leaving only content words. Typically,
between 24 and 30 months
Definition of lexicon - ANS✔✔ a mental dictionary containing phonological structure, word
meaning and written representations,
Definition of pragmatics - ANS✔✔ conventions related to use of language in different social
settings
