COMD 5070 Exam 1 2025 Questions
and Answers
Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________, not ______ and
__________. - --Answer --Data
Reasoning
Careful Thought
Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______ laws of __________. It is
not ________. - --Answer --Physical
Cause and Effect
Random
Science is ____________, which means: If you do this...then that will happen. - --
Answer --Predictive
Science is ____________, which means using the simplest explanation
possible...boiling it down to the essence. - --Answer --Parsimonious
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,__________ 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. - --Answer --Acoustic
3 Types of Physiologic phonetics- (K.A.E.) - --Answer --Kinematics
Aerodynamics
Electromyography
The study of speech MOVEMENTS - --Answer --Kinematics
The pressure, flow & resistance we use to regulate our breathstream. - --
Answer --Aerodynamics
The electrical activity of muscles as they are activated. - --Answer --
Electromyography
The _______ is the sound source. The ________ is the filter. It resonates,
enhances, and strengthens some of the frequency components. - --Answer --
Larynx
Vocal tract
The larynx and the vocal tract are completely independent of each other (in
function). T or F? - --Answer --In theory, they operate independently, but in
reality they sometimes interact under certain circumstances.
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,4 Ways to Vary the Sound Source - --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). - --
Answer --Low
Soft
Higher
Louder
Pitch- You can stretch the ________ to increase their _________, which increases
their ________ frequency. (Done by contracting the __________ muscle) - --
Answer --Vocal folds
Tension
Vibration
Cricothyroid
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, 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 ______.) - --
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. - --Answer --Whispering
Lungs
Air pressure
Constriction
Phonation
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and Answers
Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________, not ______ and
__________. - --Answer --Data
Reasoning
Careful Thought
Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______ laws of __________. It is
not ________. - --Answer --Physical
Cause and Effect
Random
Science is ____________, which means: If you do this...then that will happen. - --
Answer --Predictive
Science is ____________, which means using the simplest explanation
possible...boiling it down to the essence. - --Answer --Parsimonious
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,__________ 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. - --Answer --Acoustic
3 Types of Physiologic phonetics- (K.A.E.) - --Answer --Kinematics
Aerodynamics
Electromyography
The study of speech MOVEMENTS - --Answer --Kinematics
The pressure, flow & resistance we use to regulate our breathstream. - --
Answer --Aerodynamics
The electrical activity of muscles as they are activated. - --Answer --
Electromyography
The _______ is the sound source. The ________ is the filter. It resonates,
enhances, and strengthens some of the frequency components. - --Answer --
Larynx
Vocal tract
The larynx and the vocal tract are completely independent of each other (in
function). T or F? - --Answer --In theory, they operate independently, but in
reality they sometimes interact under certain circumstances.
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,4 Ways to Vary the Sound Source - --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). - --
Answer --Low
Soft
Higher
Louder
Pitch- You can stretch the ________ to increase their _________, which increases
their ________ frequency. (Done by contracting the __________ muscle) - --
Answer --Vocal folds
Tension
Vibration
Cricothyroid
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, 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 ______.) - --
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. - --Answer --Whispering
Lungs
Air pressure
Constriction
Phonation
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