Exam Preview for 39921: Listening Effort Methodologies: Application

Listening Effort Methodologies: Applications in Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Research, in partnership with Seminars in Hearing

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1. Which sentence best defines listening effort? Deliberate allocation of cognitive resources while listening Using energy while answering a question Exerting brain power while remembering a story Putting in mental effort to understand a lecture
2. Which of the following best represents a SUBJECTIVE measure of listening effort? Participants press a button as quickly as possible while listening Participants rate how hard they worked after listening on a scale of 1-10 Participants complete a questionnaire about their tiredness last week Participants sit quietly with electrodes measuring brain activity
3. Which of the following best represents a BEHAVIORAL measure of listening effort? Participants press a button as quickly as possible while listening Participants rate how hard they worked after listening on a scale of 1-10 Participants complete a questionnaire about their tiredness last week Participants sit quietly with electrodes measuring brain activity
4. Which of the following would be the best evidence that a hearing aid technology is reducing listening effort? Better speech-in-noise scores with the hearing aid technology than without it Worse speech-in-noise scores with the hearing aid technology than without it Slower secondary task response times with the hearing aid technology than without it Faster secondary task response times with the hearing aid technology than without it
5. Which of the following best describes a hearing aid feature that can reduce listening effort for hearing aid and cochlear implant users? Feedback reduction Frequency lowering Bilateral beamformer Digital noise reduction