Week 3: Amplitude and Intensity; Air Pressures and Flows

Question 1

Amplitude

Answer 1

Maximum degree of change in atmospheric pressure

Question 2

Amplitude is related to

Answer 2

Pressure

Question 3

Intensity is related to

Answer 3

Power

Question 4

What is the perceptual correlate of amplitude/intensity?

Answer 4

Loudness - greater amplitude/intensity = louder sound

Question 5

The decibel scale

Answer 5

The human auditory system responds to an large range of intensities (ratio scale)

Question 6

Does 0 dB mean that there is silence?

Answer 6

No, it has the same standard

Question 7

MPFR

Answer 7

Assessing the limits of vocal production in terms of adjustments to rate of vocal fold vibration

Question 8

Dynamic range

Answer 8

Difference between speaker’s softest non-whisper phonation vs. loudest phonation

Question 9

Difference between dynamic range and MPFR

Answer 9

Dynamic range
Range of amplitudes
Maximum amplitude - minimum amplitude

MPFR
Ranges od frequencies
Highest f0 - lowest f0

Question 10

Voice range profile

Answer 10

Plots dynamic range across frequencies

Question 11

Ps (sub glottal pressure)

Answer 11

The air pressure within the trachea below the larynx

Question 12

P oral (Intraoral pressure)

Answer 12

The air pressure within the oral cavity

Question 13

Two requirements to generate pressure for speech sounds

Answer 13

Adequate driving force and adequate valving of the exhalatory system

Question 14

Maximum phonation time (MPT)

Answer 14

Longest amount of time a speaker can sustain /a/ in one continuous