COMD 5070 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________, not ______ and __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Data
Reasoning
Careful Thought
Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______ laws of __________. It is not
________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical
Cause and Effect
Random
Science is ____________, which means: If you do this...then that will happen. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Predictive
Science is ____________, which means using the simplest explanation possible...boiling it down
to the essence. - CORRECT ANSWER - Parsimonious
__________ Phonetics: The measuring of speech production through microphone recordings and
studying what it can tell us about the way the larynx is operating or the articulators are moving. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Acoustic
3 Types of Physiologic phonetics- (K.A.E.) - CORRECT ANSWER - Kinematics
Aerodynamics
Electromyography
The study of speech MOVEMENTS - CORRECT ANSWER - Kinematics
,The pressure, flow & resistance we use to regulate our breathstream. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Aerodynamics
The electrical activity of muscles as they are activated. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Electromyography
The _______ is the sound source. The ________ is the filter. It resonates, enhances, and
strengthens some of the frequency components. - CORRECT ANSWER - Larynx
Vocal tract
The larynx and the vocal tract are completely independent of each other (in function). T or F? -
CORRECT ANSWER - In theory, they operate independently, but in reality they
sometimes interact under certain circumstances.
4 Ways to Vary the Sound Source - CORRECT ANSWER - Loudness
Pitch
Voice Quality
Phonation vs. Whispering
Loudness- _________ air pressure equals _______ sounds, and the larynx doesn't have to adduct
very tightly; _____ air pressure equals _______ sounds, and the vocal folds will have bigger
movements (muscle movement increases). - CORRECT ANSWER - Low
Soft
Higher
Louder
Pitch- You can stretch the ________ to increase their _________, which increases their
________ frequency. (Done by contracting the __________ muscle) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Vocal folds
Tension
Vibration
, Cricothyroid
Voice Quality- You subtly adjust the _______ between the _________. Increasing this makes the
voice more ________. Or you can press them together more firmly to get a _________ sounding
voice. (Muscles: _____ and ______.) - CORRECT ANSWER - Space
Vocal folds
Breathy
Tighter
Cricoarytenoid
Thyroarytenoid
__________ pushes air between the vocal cords to create turbulence without causing them to
vibrate. This requires the ______ to provide the source of __________ and the vocal cords to
provide the ________ in order to make the turbulence happen. __________ requires the vocal
cords to vibrate during this process. - CORRECT ANSWER - Whispering
Lungs
Air pressure
Constriction
Phonation
What is the fundamental frequency at which the vocal cords vibrate? (We perceive this as pitch.)
- CORRECT ANSWER - Men- 100-120 times per second
Women- Double that
The voice is composed of a fundamental frequency and a series of __________ which are integer
_______ of the fundamental frequency. - CORRECT ANSWER - Harmonics
Multiples
If the fundamental frequency is 100 Hz, the harmonics will be at ____________. If the FF is 200
Hz, the harmonics will be _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 200, 300, 400, etc.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________, not ______ and __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Data
Reasoning
Careful Thought
Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______ laws of __________. It is not
________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical
Cause and Effect
Random
Science is ____________, which means: If you do this...then that will happen. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Predictive
Science is ____________, which means using the simplest explanation possible...boiling it down
to the essence. - CORRECT ANSWER - Parsimonious
__________ Phonetics: The measuring of speech production through microphone recordings and
studying what it can tell us about the way the larynx is operating or the articulators are moving. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Acoustic
3 Types of Physiologic phonetics- (K.A.E.) - CORRECT ANSWER - Kinematics
Aerodynamics
Electromyography
The study of speech MOVEMENTS - CORRECT ANSWER - Kinematics
,The pressure, flow & resistance we use to regulate our breathstream. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Aerodynamics
The electrical activity of muscles as they are activated. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Electromyography
The _______ is the sound source. The ________ is the filter. It resonates, enhances, and
strengthens some of the frequency components. - CORRECT ANSWER - Larynx
Vocal tract
The larynx and the vocal tract are completely independent of each other (in function). T or F? -
CORRECT ANSWER - In theory, they operate independently, but in reality they
sometimes interact under certain circumstances.
4 Ways to Vary the Sound Source - CORRECT ANSWER - Loudness
Pitch
Voice Quality
Phonation vs. Whispering
Loudness- _________ air pressure equals _______ sounds, and the larynx doesn't have to adduct
very tightly; _____ air pressure equals _______ sounds, and the vocal folds will have bigger
movements (muscle movement increases). - CORRECT ANSWER - Low
Soft
Higher
Louder
Pitch- You can stretch the ________ to increase their _________, which increases their
________ frequency. (Done by contracting the __________ muscle) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Vocal folds
Tension
Vibration
, Cricothyroid
Voice Quality- You subtly adjust the _______ between the _________. Increasing this makes the
voice more ________. Or you can press them together more firmly to get a _________ sounding
voice. (Muscles: _____ and ______.) - CORRECT ANSWER - Space
Vocal folds
Breathy
Tighter
Cricoarytenoid
Thyroarytenoid
__________ pushes air between the vocal cords to create turbulence without causing them to
vibrate. This requires the ______ to provide the source of __________ and the vocal cords to
provide the ________ in order to make the turbulence happen. __________ requires the vocal
cords to vibrate during this process. - CORRECT ANSWER - Whispering
Lungs
Air pressure
Constriction
Phonation
What is the fundamental frequency at which the vocal cords vibrate? (We perceive this as pitch.)
- CORRECT ANSWER - Men- 100-120 times per second
Women- Double that
The voice is composed of a fundamental frequency and a series of __________ which are integer
_______ of the fundamental frequency. - CORRECT ANSWER - Harmonics
Multiples
If the fundamental frequency is 100 Hz, the harmonics will be at ____________. If the FF is 200
Hz, the harmonics will be _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 200, 300, 400, etc.
