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The effects of rise-time and frequency on the auditory brainstem response using high-frequency tone-bursts

Creator:: Gray, Pamela S.
Abstract:: The effects of rise-time and frequency on the auditory brainstem response were studied in six normal hearing adults. Stimuli were high-frequency gated tone-bursts with center frequencies of 8, 10, 12, and 14 kilohertz (kHz). Examined rise-times were .1, .25, .5, and 1.0 milliseconds (msec). Duration was maintained at 2 msec....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Brainstem Response Using High-Frequency Tone-Bursts AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Pamela S. Gray for the

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Creator:: Hansen, Laura S.
Abstract:: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) Form L, and Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD). Each child's age scores on one test were compared to his/her scores on the other two tests. As a group, the children achieved...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : SICD, PLS, and PPVT-R AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Laura S. Hansen for the degree of Master of Arts

Competencies of informational speaking as perceived by selected American and Thai speech professors

Creator:: Kulthongkham, Sukkarnya
Abstract:: This study explored the applicability of a small portion of Western communication theory and practice to an Eastern culture. It compared the opinions or professional judgments of five Thai speech instructors who had obtained their doctorates in American universities with those of five American speech instructors who hold doctorates in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: quantification and statistics; Use anecdotes; Display visual aid(s). 6. Use clear language. 18 7. Generate

The rhetorical dynamics of culture : an interdisciplinary approach to a synthesis between rhetoric and culture

Creator:: Tobey, Toni K.
Abstract:: The frame of reference for understanding the rhetorical significance of cultural acts lies in the identification and explication of the diversity of theories which encompass sociological and anthropological definitions of culture. The paradigms presented in this thesis range from unilinear evolution, biological and environmental determinism, materialism, historical ethnology and reductionism...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: References Budd, R. W., S Ruben, B. D., (Eds.). (1972). Interdisciplinary approaches to human communication

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

Creator:: Maier, Pamela M.
Abstract:: This study investigated terminal and instrumental value priorities of students in various majors within an academic department. The investigator tested a sample of 99 volunteers of both sexes from several classes in the department of Speech Communication at a major land grant university by use of the Rokeach Value Survey....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: institution and it became known as Oregon Agricultural College. In the 1920's the name was changed to Oregon

A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

Creator:: Martin, Larry G.
Abstract:: Noise induced hearing loss is a subject of growing concern. Over the past 15 years, several well-documented studies have been completed which express the relationships between industrial noise exposure and damage to normal and pathological ears. This research has provided knowledge of considerable importance to developing successful hearing conservation programs....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Preshaped Foam Insert Hearing Protection Devise 38 4. Peltor H-9 Ear Muff Hearing Protection Devise 39 5

Communication Styles Used by Male and Female Executives to Handle Conflict with Subordinates

Creator:: Rahmun, Lindsay
Abstract:: This study examines the self-reported behavior and ideals of a sample of upper level managers, in relation to conflict management with subordinates. A survey developed by the author, which measures directive and participative managerial behavior and ideals, was sent to a randomly selected sample of 250 female and 250 male...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: certain powers with the workers. Exploration of the question shows no sign of waning in the mid-1980's

High-context and low-context cultures: value system variations for American and Japanese university students and their resultant communication patterns

Creator:: Yamaguchi, Shinobu Yume
Abstract:: This exploratory investigation focused on the validity of the concepts of high-context and low-context as a meaningful and powerful construct for examining cultural differences. Specifically, American and Japanese value differences and communication patterns were examined. The study tested the hypotheses that Japanese students would rank high-context group orientation values higher...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: exploratory study follow: H-I: Japanese university students will score higher on group orientation values

Physicians' attitudes toward hearing aids

Creator:: Van Kessel, Jeanette M.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to examine physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing aids. This study was conducted with 71 general practitioners affiliated with Scarborough General Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Attitude was measured by a 5-point Likert-type scale developed for the study. Knowledge was measured through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An Exploratory Study of Social and Personal Identity of Selected Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National College Students

Creator:: Espinosa M., Jorge E.
Abstract:: Social and personal identities were examined for samples of college graduate students in three culturally different groups: Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National. Four identities were explored in terms of salience, frequency, and valence: religious, family, gender, and peer. No differences were found between the groups on religious and gender identities....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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The effects of rise-time and frequency on the auditory brainstem response using high-frequency tone-bursts

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Competencies of informational speaking as perceived by selected American and Thai speech professors

The rhetorical dynamics of culture : an interdisciplinary approach to a synthesis between rhetoric and culture

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

Communication Styles Used by Male and Female Executives to Handle Conflict with Subordinates

High-context and low-context cultures: value system variations for American and Japanese university students and their resultant communication patterns

Physicians' attitudes toward hearing aids

An Exploratory Study of Social and Personal Identity of Selected Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National College Students

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