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20Q: Auditory Processing Disorders - Is There a Gold Standard?

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1.  Which of the following studies are considered part of the roots of APD?
  1. Bocca et al., (1954) and the filtered speech test
  2. Kimura (1961) and the dichotic listening test
  3. Katz et al., (1963) and the staggered spondaic word (SSW) test
  4. All of the above
2.  Guidelines on (C)APD, from the American Academy of Audiology were published in what year?
  1. 2005
  2. 2009
  3. 2010
  4. 2012
3.  What does CANS stand for?
  1. Complete auditory nervous system
  2. Central auditory nervous system
  3. Circle auditory nervous system
  4. None of the above
4.  In a diagnostic accuracy research study, what is the purpose of the “gold” or reference standard test?
  1. It is used to separate the research participants into groups with and without the target disorder.
  2. The results from the “gold” or reference standard test are compared to the results of the test under evaluation (index test) in order to determine if the index test results are accurate.
  3. It serves as the best measure of the presence of a target disorder based on the recommendations from a consensus statement.
  4. Both A & B
5.  What is “incorporation bias” according to Ransohoff and Feinstein (1978)?
  1. This occurs when multiple tests are used as part of the “gold” or reference standard test battery.
  2. This occurs when many different professionals are included for the “team approach” as recommended in AAA (2010).
  3. This occurs when the index test (or the test under evaluation) is also used as part of the “gold” or reference standard test battery.
  4. All of the above
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