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Sensorineural hearing losses may be caused by damage to the


A) cochlea.
B) tympanic membrane.
C) vestibular apparatus.
D) pinna.

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A student who relies exclusively on vision to receive language has a hearing loss that is considered to be


A) moderate.
B) moderately severe.
C) profound.
D) mild.

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The three bones of the middle ear are


A) the pinna, the malleus, and the stapes.
B) the malleus, the incus, and the stapes.
C) the temporal bone, the pinna, and the malleus.
D) the incus, the pinna, and the malleus.

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Early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing begins in the home


A) at birth.
B) as soon as the child is identified.
C) after communication problems arise.
D) with training the family.

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A student with a hearing loss of 91+ dB typically


A) misses most speech sounds at normal conversational level.
B) hears no speech sounds at normal conversational level.
C) hears only some louder voiced speech sounds.
D) hears no speech or other sounds.

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Auditory processing disorder characterized by difficulties with sound localization, auditory discrimination, understanding speech sounds against a noisy background, auditory sequencing, memory, and pattern recognition, sounding out words, and reading comprehension is called


A) TORCHS.
B) conductive hearing loss.
C) sensorineural hearing loss.
D) central auditory processing disorder

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The major difference between the oral-aural method and the total communication method is that


A) amplification is not used in the total communication method, although speech and speech reading are taught.
B) the oral-aural method does not use signing and finger spelling.
C) the oral-aural method uses finger spelling but not American Sign Language.
D) the total communication approach uses only oral methods for young children and signing for older children.

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____________________ have been developed for the deaf and hard of hearing that show flashing lights or use vibration when sounds occur such as the telephone or doorbell ringing.

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Which of these types of hearing losses can be effectively reduced through amplification?


A) A congenital hearing loss
B) A conductive hearing loss
C) A semicongenital hearing loss
D) A sensorineural hearing loss

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Which of these refers to the pitch of a sound?


A) Intensity
B) Radiation
C) Uniqueness
D) Frequency

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A student with a hearing loss of 40 to 60 dB


A) misses most speech sounds at normal conversational level.
B) hears no speech sounds at normal conversational level.
C) hears only some louder voiced speech sounds.
D) hears no speech or other sounds.

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Which of these is part of the middle ear in humans?


A) The auditory canal
B) The eardrum
C) The oval window
D) The semicircular canals

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A hearing loss that occurs before the child's language has developed is a____________________, and one that occurs after the child has acquired some speech and language is called a ____________________.

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Reading levels for children who are deaf or hard of hearing tend to be


A) equal to their hearing peers.
B) substantially lower than those of their hearing peers.
C) slightly above their hearing peers.
D) slightly lower than those of their hearing peers.

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The area where sound is initially processed in the brain:


A) secondary auditory cortex.
B) auditory nerve.
C) pinna.
D) primary auditory cortex.

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Which of these is not a role of the classroom teacher in identifying children with a possible hearing loss?


A) Being aware of the child's misarticulations
B) Giving each child a hearing test with sophisticated equipment
C) Noting the frequency of requests by students to repeat what has been said
D) Observing children as they listen to audiotapes and other sound media

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A curriculum designed to improve social competence and to reduce behavioral problems for children who are deaf is called


A) American Sign Language.
B) Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies.
C) Information Processing Model.
D) Alerting Device System.

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The ____________________ exists as a separate cultural group within our society and has exhibited considerable cohesiveness for more than a century.

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The Deaf Community exists as


A) a distinct disability group within our society.
B) a distinct cultural group within our society.
C) a strong community support group for children that have received cochlear implants.
D) a distinct handicapped group within our society .

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A hearing loss can be either ____________________, meaning present at birth, or ____________________, meaning that it has occurred in either childhood or adulthood.

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