Case Study

Level of Response

  1. In an average noise environment, when the teacher spoke, the child stopped moving and held still for about 3 seconds before moving again.
    Level 2 (Attention / Alerting)

  2. In an above-average noise environment, when the teacher sang along with music with her mouth a few inches from the child's ear, the child stopped moving for the duration of the singing.
    Level 2 (Attention / Alerting)

  3. In an above average noise environment, when the teacher sang along about 2 ft from the child's ear, the child did not respond.
    NR (No Response)

  4. In a below-average noise environment, when an unfamilar woman spoke to the child from a distance of about 3 ft, she did not respond.
    NR (No Response)

  5. In a below-average noise environment, when an unfamiliar woman spoke to the child from about 2 ft, then moved closer to a distance of a few inches, the child did not respond.
    NR (No Response)
  1. The child paused in her activity for a few seconds, suggesting she was listening. If she has paused only for a split second, it would be a Level 1 (Awareness / Reflexive). If she had turned her head or made some other indication of trying to find the location of the sound, it would be Level 3 (Localization).

  2. Similar to the above example, the child stops her activity when the teacher sings close to her ear, suggesting she is listening. She maintains the stillness as long as the teacher keeps singing.

  3. The child shows no reaction to the teacher singing this time, earning a "No Response" score.

  4. The child does not respond to the woman's voice, so it should be scored "No Response".

  5. Even when the woman moves closer to her ear, the child still does not respond, therefore, it is scored "No Response".
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