COMD 133 Quiz 7 with correct
solutions 2025/2026
fluency definition - correct answer ✔✔flow of speech
fluency - correct answer ✔✔- difficult to quantify
- more of a conceptual term
- rate, rhythm, inflection, prosody
fluency disorder - correct answer ✔✔atypical disruption to the forward flow of speech
normal vs abnormal disfluency - correct answer ✔✔- we are trying to figure out if the
disruption is atypical?
- does it hinder social communication, academic performance, or occupational performance?
- most common fluency disorder is stuttering
core features of stuttering - correct answer ✔✔- repetitions
- prolongations
- blocks
repetitions - correct answer ✔✔- sound repetitions
- syllable repetitions
- mostly only repeat the entire word if it is monosyllabic
sound repetitions - correct answer ✔✔p-p-p-p-pail
, - produce initial phonemes and then produce the rest of the word
syllable repetitions - correct answer ✔✔ba-ba-ba-baseball
produce first syllable and then produce the rest of the world
prolongation - correct answer ✔✔- when the initial phoneme is drawn out longer than normal
- may also have to do with vowel production
block - correct answer ✔✔a pause that happens within a word
secondary features of stuttering - correct answer ✔✔- an attempt to promote fluent speech
** ex. squeezing eyes shut, lip tremors, head jerks, fillers, pauses, word changes, etc.
stuttering stats - correct answer ✔✔- As many as ¾ of preschoolers who stutter will recover
- About 1% of people stutter
- There are 3 to 4 boys to every girl who stutters
developmental fluency disorders - correct answer ✔✔- starts in childhood between 2 and 5
- cause unknown
- referred to as developmental stuttering
- Only about 25% of these cases persist in stuttering. The longer the symptoms persist, the more
likely it is that the child will stutter later on.
solutions 2025/2026
fluency definition - correct answer ✔✔flow of speech
fluency - correct answer ✔✔- difficult to quantify
- more of a conceptual term
- rate, rhythm, inflection, prosody
fluency disorder - correct answer ✔✔atypical disruption to the forward flow of speech
normal vs abnormal disfluency - correct answer ✔✔- we are trying to figure out if the
disruption is atypical?
- does it hinder social communication, academic performance, or occupational performance?
- most common fluency disorder is stuttering
core features of stuttering - correct answer ✔✔- repetitions
- prolongations
- blocks
repetitions - correct answer ✔✔- sound repetitions
- syllable repetitions
- mostly only repeat the entire word if it is monosyllabic
sound repetitions - correct answer ✔✔p-p-p-p-pail
, - produce initial phonemes and then produce the rest of the word
syllable repetitions - correct answer ✔✔ba-ba-ba-baseball
produce first syllable and then produce the rest of the world
prolongation - correct answer ✔✔- when the initial phoneme is drawn out longer than normal
- may also have to do with vowel production
block - correct answer ✔✔a pause that happens within a word
secondary features of stuttering - correct answer ✔✔- an attempt to promote fluent speech
** ex. squeezing eyes shut, lip tremors, head jerks, fillers, pauses, word changes, etc.
stuttering stats - correct answer ✔✔- As many as ¾ of preschoolers who stutter will recover
- About 1% of people stutter
- There are 3 to 4 boys to every girl who stutters
developmental fluency disorders - correct answer ✔✔- starts in childhood between 2 and 5
- cause unknown
- referred to as developmental stuttering
- Only about 25% of these cases persist in stuttering. The longer the symptoms persist, the more
likely it is that the child will stutter later on.
