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Speech Discrimination Tests  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • the examinee hears & understands the examiner's speech; do not confuse with SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY (the speaker speaks in such a way that the hearer understands him)

Scope note

  • Tests of the ability to hear and understand speech as determined by scoring the number of words in a word list repeated correctly.

History note

  • 1979

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013063

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