CDS 526 Quiz Chapters 2-4

Chapter 2: Which of the following appears to be most influential on changes that occur over time in the gender distribution in the stuttering population from 2:1 to approximately 4:1 male-to-female ratio:

• 3. the percent of natural recovery among girls is larger than for boys

• 1. boys are physically stronger than girls

• 1. gender differences in various fine motor control

• 1. gender differences in phonology and language skills

1. Chapter 2: Data on the occurrence of stuttering across the lifespan indicate that:

• 4. whereas the incidence of stuttering increases with age, its prevalence remains constant

• the incidence of the disorder is about 1% while its prevalence is about 5% or higher

• 1. the prevalence of the disorder is about 1% while its incidence is about 5% or higher

• 1. the prevalence and the incidence are basically equal

1. Chapter 2: Data on the prevalence of stuttering in African American and European American preschool children (Proctor et.al., 2008) showed that 

• 3. there was a greater prevalence of stuttering among European American children than African American children.

• 1. there was a greater prevalence of stuttering among African American children than European American children.

• 1. there was a greater prevalence of stuttering among African American girls than African American boys

• 1. there was no difference in the prevalence of stuttering between African American children and European American children.

Is stuttering more common in any specific language or culture?

• Yes, it is more common in English-speaking cultures.

• Yes, it is more common in non-English-speaking cultures.

• No, stuttering occurs across all languages and cultures at similar rates.

• There is not enough research to determine.

1. Chapter 2: The incidence of stuttering among deaf persons appears to be considerably higher than the incidence in the general population because they have greater difficulties monitoring and controlling their speech.

• True

• False

1. Chapter 2: Data concerning the distribution of stuttering in families of people who stutter would seem to suggest that stuttering runs in families due to genetic factors.

• True

• False

Chapter 2: Stuttering can affect one or both languages in bilingual individuals.

• True

• False

1. Chapter 3: The onset of stuttering occurs most frequently in which of the following age ranges:

• 4. 18 to 24 months

• 1. 25 to 48 months

• 1. 48 to 60 months

• 1. above 65 months of age

1. Chapter 3: Within speech samples of the same length, which of the following is most likely to be identified as the speech of a person who stutterers?  A sample containing

• 3. six instances of single-syllable word repetition 

• 1. four instances of multisyllabic word repetition

• 1. six instances of phrase repetition

• 1. four instances of revision

1. Chapter 3: Which of the following characteristics should be taken as an indicator of the first stage of stuttering according to the Bloodstein system:

• 3. stuttering occurs in response to specific environmental cues

• 1. stuttering occurs throughout the sentence, not in certain particular locations

• 1. the dominant symptom is short, easy repetitions of syllables and short words

• 1. there is a marked tendency for the stuttering to occur on content words (e.g., adjectives and verbs)