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average number of words spoken during a set number of conversational turns |
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Mean length (speaking) turn (MLT) |
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ratio of two speakers in a conversation; 1.0 = equal speaking turns |
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Simulated communication interactions |
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Structured communication interactions |
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What is an advantage of structured communication interactions? What about a disadvantage? |
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-Good face validity -Can be time consuming to score |
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Spontaneous interaction with few external constraints; Free flowing conversation between patient and communication partner |
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Unstructured communication interaction |
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What's an advantage of unstructured communication interaction? What about a disadvantage? |
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-good ecological validity—mimics real-world interaction -results may vary as a function of the communication partner |
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instruction provided to a person with a hearing loss to maximize his or her communication potential |
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course of action taken to facilitate a conversational interaction or to rectify a problem that arises during conversation |
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Conversation Characteristics among PWHL: -Disrupted ________ (Rule #4) -Inappropriate ___ shifts (Rules #3 & #4) -___ content (Rule #5) -Frequent ___ (Rule #4) |
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taking of turns; topic; Superficial; clarification |
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How can the talker influence the reception of the spoken message? |
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Speed of speech, enunciation, and obscuring normal articulation |
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How can the message influence the reception of the spoken message? |
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Syntax, repetition of important key words, sentence length, ambiguous references, and colloquialisms |
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How can the environment influence the reception of the spoken message? |
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Background noise, lighting, distance, and visual distractions |
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How can the patient influence the reception of the spoken message? |
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Hearing aids/HATs, listening and comprehension effort, and emotional state |
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What are the 4 repair strategies? |
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Repeat repair, request for information repair, key word repair, and elaborate repair |
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