Quiz 7

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what federal law went into effect on July 1, 1993 that benefits individuals with hearing loss?

all TVs larger than 13 inches must have closed captioning

which professional should be the primary person to determine the appropriate personal hearing assistive technology for a child with hearing loss?

audiologist

what recent technological development has enabled people with hearing loss to connect their hearing aids with their cell phones?

bluetooth

why would it be unethical to do a randomized controlled trial for remote microphone systems in children with hearing loss?

children who could benefit from the intervention could end up in the control arm

all of the following are examples of the different categories of ALDs except:

computer generated speech devices

True or false. Propensity score matching is a commonly used statistical approach in the field of communication sciences and disorders.

false

which factor was not significantly associated with likelihood of receiving a remote microphone?

family history of hearing loss

which of the following ALDs would be the least expensive?

hardwire devices

based on the "inconsistent access hypothesis" described in the introduction, which aspect of language would you predict to be most impacted for a child who uses a remote microphone system with hearing aids?

morphosyntax

what is an important tool when making the decision to provide HATS to a client?

self assessment measures like the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit

what was a significant limitation of this study?

the authors did not examine the effects of remote microphone use time on outcomes

what is a limitation of infrared systems?

they cannot be used in direct sunlight

why did all of the participants who lived in North Carolina have to be excluded from the propensity-score matching analysis?

they had a 100% probability of receiving a remote microphone for home use

True or false. The American with Disabilities Act allows for hearing dogs to be allowed in airports.

true

what was the major finding from the comparison of children with and without remote mic systems?

use of home RM systems resulted in significantly higher discourse scores


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