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Looking to Listen – Demystifying Central Auditory Processing with Visual Examples

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1.  Which of the following is the definition of visual closure?
  1. The ability to recognize a whole word when only part of the word is audible.
  2. The ability to recognize a whole image or object when only part of it is visible.
  3. The ability to separate speech from background noise.
  4. The ability to process competing messages from the left and right ear.
2.  Which of the following is most related to the cognitive concept of priming?
  1. Binaural Summation
  2. The Masking Dilemma
  3. The “Yanny or Laurel” audio clip
  4. The Cocktail Party Effect
3.  Which of the following is true of binocular rivalry?
  1. It is a visual perception phenomenon where the brain alternates between two images presented to each eye.
  2. It is a valuable tool for studying visual awareness, perceptual selection, and unconscious processing
  3. It has been the focus of multiple peer reviewed articles
  4. All of the above
4.  In which of the following systems can sensory illusions occur?
  1. Auditory
  2. Visual
  3. Olfactory
  4. All of the above
5.  Which of the following is true of visual aids/exemplars?
  1. They are not to be referenced during counseling because vision is outside of an audiologist’s scope of practice
  2. They are only useful when counseling pediatric patients
  3. They are often confusing to patients
  4. They can be used during counseling to help patients understand abstract concepts in central auditory processing

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