Question

What is the difference between acoustics and psychoacoustics? (4 pts)

(Answer in 1-2 grammatically correct sentences.)

What does it mean that communication is an “overlaid function”? Give an example of an overlaid function with one of the systems we discussed. (4 pts)

(Answer in 1-2 grammatically correct sentences.)

Why is the job outlook for professions in communication sciences and disorders so promising? (3 pts)

(Answer in 1-2 grammatically correct sentences.)

The balance system in humans is made up of which three systems? (3 pts) List

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Why do SLPs work with clients who have feeding and swallowing disorders? (4 pts)

(Answer in 1-2 grammatically correct sentences.)

Bonus: Name the Cranial Nerves III through X (1/2 pt each)

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Answer 1

A)Acoustics-The Charecterestics of the building or an auditorium(or any enclosure) with regard to its capacity to hear the sound clearly within. Simply the quality of the structure in which the sound is heard clearly without any obstructive echoes or resonence is its acoustics.

Phychoacoustics-It is mainly the study of how we perceive sound .It mainly includes how we listen and respond(Psychologically) and what is the physiological impact of the kind of sound or music on our nervouse system.

Both the conceps basically deal with what is sound and how is it produced and transmitted, and the relationship between the physical variables which measure sound and the perceptual variables which measure our response to it.

B) Communication here be taken as a speech and by proceeding with this regard Speaking uses biological structures evolved for other purposes such as tongue and lips(basically meant for deglution).

Defnition-A function which has been superimposed upon the biological purposes for which a given organ or system of organs was originally developed is called an overlaid function.Hence speech is called an overlaid function

C)Profession in CSD is so promising is becouse the scope it has over so many fields.They can be speech theropy assistants,Rehabilitation Aide: work with therapists, order supplies, set up, take down and assist in sessions,they can work in heaaring aid companies,

They can participate in fund raising events,non profit organisationtions like special olympics or Autism society etc

They can work in entertainement industries like coach the actors in dialogue, accents, or communication mannerisms.

D)Balence system-(1)Sensory input from vision (sight), proprioception (touch), and the vestibular system (motion, equilibrium, spatial orientation)

(2)Integration of that sensory input

(3)And motor output to the eye and body muscles.

E)Speech-language pathologists play a primary role in the evaluation and treatment of infants, children, and adults with swallowing and feeding disorders.A SLP can recognise a couse,symptomes and type of swallowing problem and can identify the strength and movement of the muscles involved in swallowing and can observe feeding to see posture, behavior, and oral movements during eating and drinking and advice and give specific swallowing treatment (e.g., exercises to improve muscle movement) positions or strategies to help the individual swallow more effectively.

F)Oculomotor