EXAM 2 PSYCHOACOUSTICS PRACTICE
TEST SET WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cWhat csounds cdo cthe ccochlear camplifier caffect cthe cmost?
A. cLow cintensities c
B. cLow cto cModerate cintensities c
C. cModerate cto cHigh cintensities c
D. cHigh cintensities c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
2. cTrue/False: cThe ccochlear camplifier callows cfor cspeech cdiscrimination cin cnoise cfor
cnormal chearing. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
3. cWhat cdoes cthe ccochlear camplifier cdo? cIs cit ca clinear cprocess? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔3. cThe ccochlear camplifier cis ca cnon-linear cprocess cwhere cthe couter chair
ccell celectromotility cenhances cthe cBM cmovement cfor clow cto cmoderate cintensities.
4. cDoes cthe ccochlear camplifier cresult cin ca cmore cbroad cor csharper ctuning ccurve? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔sharper
5. cTrue/False: cOAE's care ca cconfirmation cthat cthe cOHCs care cpart cof cthe ccochlear
camplifier. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔true
6. cWhat care cOAE's? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔6. cOAE's care ca cdiagnostic cmeasure cthat
ctells cyou cwhen couter chair ccell cfunction cis cnormal. cThey care csounds cgiven coff cby
cthe cinner cear cwhen cthe ccochlea cis cstimulated cand cthis csound ccan cbe cmeasured
cby cusing ca csmall cprobe cin cthe cear ccanal.
7. cAre cOAE's can cobjective ctest cor csubjective ctest? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔7.
cObjective; cthey cdon't crequire ca cresponse cfrom cthe cpatient; conly ctesting cthe
cfunction cof cthe cOHC's
8. cTrue/False: cA ctrue ctest cof chearing chas cto cbe csubjective/behavioral cbecause
cthere cis ca cpsychological cprocess cinvolved. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔true
9. cWhat cis cthe cgreat cdB cof chearing closs cwhere cOAE's ccan cstill cbe crecorded? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔40 cdB; cthere cwon't cbe ca closs cgreater cthan cthis
, 10. cWhat care cthe ctwo cdifferent ctypes cof cOAE's? cWhat care cthe ctwo csubtypes cof
cthe csecond ctype cof cOAE?
A. c
B. c
i. c
ii. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔10. cTwo ctypes:
A. cSpontaneous cOAE's c(SOAE)
B. cEvoked cOAE's c(EOAE)
i. cTransient cEvoked c(TOAE)
ii. cDistortion cProduct c(DPOAE)
11. cWhat ctype cof cOAE's care ctypically conly cused cfor cresearch? cWhy cmight cthey
conly cbe cused cfor cresearch? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔11. cSpontaneous cOAE's;
cbecause cnot ceveryone cwith cnormal chearing cwill chave cthem
12. cWhat ctype cof cOAE ccan ctest cfor cinformation cfor chigher cfrequencies csuch cas
c8000 cHz? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔12. cDistortion cproduct cOAE
13. cWhich ctype cof cOAE cuses ca cclick cin cdiagnostic caudiology cand cABR's? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔13. cTransient cevoked cOAE
14. cWhich ctype cof cOAE ccan ctest cfor cinformation conly cup cto caround c2000 cHz? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔14. cTransient cevoked cOAE
15. cWhat cis cthe cmost csensitive ctype cof cOAE? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔15. cTransient
cevoked cOAE
16. cWhat ctype cof cOAE chas ca cstimulus cthat cuses ctwo cpure ctone cfrequencies cwith
cslightly cdifferent cfrequencies cat cslightly cdifferent cintensities? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔16. cDistortion cproduct cOAE
17. cTrue/False: cIf cyou crecord cnormal cOAE's cthen cyou ccan csay cthat cthe cpatient
cdoesn't chave ca chearing closs. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔17. cFalse; cthey cshould cstill
chave chearing ctested cbecause cthey ccould chave cproblems cpast cthe cOHC's; cif
csomeone chas cnormal cOAE's cthen cyou ccan cjust csay cthat cit cis c"consistent" cwith
cnormal chearing.
18. cTrue/False: cAs cyou cage, cand cyou cstill chave cnormal cthresholds cfor cpure ctones,
cyou cwill cstill chave cnormal cOAE's. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔18. cFalse; cas cyou cage cyou
cprobably cwon't chave cpresent cOAE's ceven cif cpure ctone cthresholds care cstill cnormal.
19. c____________________ c(afferent/efferent) cneurons care cascending. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Afferent
20. cAfferent, cor csensory, cneurons care ctypically cassociated cwith cwhich ctype cneuron?
c1 cor c2 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1
TEST SET WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cWhat csounds cdo cthe ccochlear camplifier caffect cthe cmost?
A. cLow cintensities c
B. cLow cto cModerate cintensities c
C. cModerate cto cHigh cintensities c
D. cHigh cintensities c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B
2. cTrue/False: cThe ccochlear camplifier callows cfor cspeech cdiscrimination cin cnoise cfor
cnormal chearing. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
3. cWhat cdoes cthe ccochlear camplifier cdo? cIs cit ca clinear cprocess? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔3. cThe ccochlear camplifier cis ca cnon-linear cprocess cwhere cthe couter chair
ccell celectromotility cenhances cthe cBM cmovement cfor clow cto cmoderate cintensities.
4. cDoes cthe ccochlear camplifier cresult cin ca cmore cbroad cor csharper ctuning ccurve? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔sharper
5. cTrue/False: cOAE's care ca cconfirmation cthat cthe cOHCs care cpart cof cthe ccochlear
camplifier. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔true
6. cWhat care cOAE's? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔6. cOAE's care ca cdiagnostic cmeasure cthat
ctells cyou cwhen couter chair ccell cfunction cis cnormal. cThey care csounds cgiven coff cby
cthe cinner cear cwhen cthe ccochlea cis cstimulated cand cthis csound ccan cbe cmeasured
cby cusing ca csmall cprobe cin cthe cear ccanal.
7. cAre cOAE's can cobjective ctest cor csubjective ctest? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔7.
cObjective; cthey cdon't crequire ca cresponse cfrom cthe cpatient; conly ctesting cthe
cfunction cof cthe cOHC's
8. cTrue/False: cA ctrue ctest cof chearing chas cto cbe csubjective/behavioral cbecause
cthere cis ca cpsychological cprocess cinvolved. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔true
9. cWhat cis cthe cgreat cdB cof chearing closs cwhere cOAE's ccan cstill cbe crecorded? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔40 cdB; cthere cwon't cbe ca closs cgreater cthan cthis
, 10. cWhat care cthe ctwo cdifferent ctypes cof cOAE's? cWhat care cthe ctwo csubtypes cof
cthe csecond ctype cof cOAE?
A. c
B. c
i. c
ii. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔10. cTwo ctypes:
A. cSpontaneous cOAE's c(SOAE)
B. cEvoked cOAE's c(EOAE)
i. cTransient cEvoked c(TOAE)
ii. cDistortion cProduct c(DPOAE)
11. cWhat ctype cof cOAE's care ctypically conly cused cfor cresearch? cWhy cmight cthey
conly cbe cused cfor cresearch? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔11. cSpontaneous cOAE's;
cbecause cnot ceveryone cwith cnormal chearing cwill chave cthem
12. cWhat ctype cof cOAE ccan ctest cfor cinformation cfor chigher cfrequencies csuch cas
c8000 cHz? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔12. cDistortion cproduct cOAE
13. cWhich ctype cof cOAE cuses ca cclick cin cdiagnostic caudiology cand cABR's? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔13. cTransient cevoked cOAE
14. cWhich ctype cof cOAE ccan ctest cfor cinformation conly cup cto caround c2000 cHz? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔14. cTransient cevoked cOAE
15. cWhat cis cthe cmost csensitive ctype cof cOAE? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔15. cTransient
cevoked cOAE
16. cWhat ctype cof cOAE chas ca cstimulus cthat cuses ctwo cpure ctone cfrequencies cwith
cslightly cdifferent cfrequencies cat cslightly cdifferent cintensities? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔16. cDistortion cproduct cOAE
17. cTrue/False: cIf cyou crecord cnormal cOAE's cthen cyou ccan csay cthat cthe cpatient
cdoesn't chave ca chearing closs. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔17. cFalse; cthey cshould cstill
chave chearing ctested cbecause cthey ccould chave cproblems cpast cthe cOHC's; cif
csomeone chas cnormal cOAE's cthen cyou ccan cjust csay cthat cit cis c"consistent" cwith
cnormal chearing.
18. cTrue/False: cAs cyou cage, cand cyou cstill chave cnormal cthresholds cfor cpure ctones,
cyou cwill cstill chave cnormal cOAE's. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔18. cFalse; cas cyou cage cyou
cprobably cwon't chave cpresent cOAE's ceven cif cpure ctone cthresholds care cstill cnormal.
19. c____________________ c(afferent/efferent) cneurons care cascending. c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Afferent
20. cAfferent, cor csensory, cneurons care ctypically cassociated cwith cwhich ctype cneuron?
c1 cor c2 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1
