COMD 5070 ACTUAL EXAM 1 2024-
2025 LATEST UPDATED 120 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
RATED
1. Science is Empirical. This means it is based on ________,
not ______ and __________.: Data
Reasoning
Careful Thought
2. Science is Deterministic, which means it obeys _______
laws of __________. It is not ________.: Physical
Cause and Effect
Random
3. Science is ____________, which means: If you do this...then
that will happen.: Predictive
4. Science is ____________, which means using the simplest
explanation possible...boiling it down to the essence.:
Parsimonious
5. __________ 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.: Acoustic
6. 3 Types of Physiologic phonetics- (K.A.E.): Kinematics
Aerodynamics
Electromyography
7. The study of speech MOVEMENTS: Kinematics
8. The pressure, flow & resistance we use to regulate our
breathstream.: Aerodynamics
9. The electrical activity of muscles as they are activated.:
Electromyography 10. The _______ is the sound source. The
________ is the filter. It resonates, enhances, and strengthens
some of the frequency components.: Larynx Vocal tract
11. The larynx and the vocal tract are completely independent
of each other (in function). T or F?: In theory, they operate
independently, but in reality they sometimes interact under certain
circumstances. 12. 4 Ways to Vary the Sound Source: Loudness
Pitch
Voice Quality
Phonation vs. Whispering
13. 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).: Low
Soft
Higher
Louder
, 14. Pitch- You can stretch the ________ to increase their
_________, which increases their ________ frequency. (Done
by contracting the __________ muscle): Vocal folds
Tension
Vibration
Cricothyroid
15. 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 ______.):
Space
Vocal folds
Breathy
Tighter
Cricoarytenoid
Thyroarytenoid
16. __________ 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.: Whispering
Lungs
Air pressure
Constricti
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