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Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Consonant <strong>Test</strong><br />

(Owens and Schubert, 1977)<br />

Description: This is a closed-set, pencil/paper, multiple choice word recognition<br />

test. It consists of two 100-word lists. <strong>The</strong> CCT is particularly sensitive to high<br />

frequency hearing loss and is, there<strong>for</strong>e, considered to be useful in hearing aid<br />

evaluations. <strong>The</strong> first and second halves of list one are equivalent and, there<strong>for</strong>e,<br />

half lists can be given with confidence. This is not true of list two, however.<br />

Order from:<br />

Auditec of St. Louis<br />

2515 South Big Bend Blvd.<br />

St. Louis, MO 63143<br />

(800)669-9065 or (314)781-8890 (phone)<br />

(314)781-4946 (fax)<br />

http://www.auditec.com<br />

City University of New York (CUNY) Sentences<br />

Description: This test utilizes <strong>for</strong>ty recorded sets of 12 sentences. <strong>The</strong>se sentences<br />

vary in length and subject matter and are not designed specifically <strong>for</strong> word<br />

recognition.<br />

Order from:<br />

Auditec of St. Louis<br />

2515 South Big Bend Blvd.<br />

St. Louis, MO 63143<br />

(800)669-9065 or (314)781-8890 (phone)<br />

(314)781-4946 (fax)<br />

http://www.auditec.com<br />

Consonant Nucleus Consonant (CNC) <strong>Test</strong><br />

(Peterson and Lehiste, 1962)<br />

Description: This test was developed to provide lists of monosyllabic words with<br />

equal phonemic distribution across lists with each list exhibiting approximately<br />

the same phonemic distribution as the English language. <strong>The</strong> ten lists of 50 words<br />

contain monosyllabic words with a frequency of occurrence greater than four<br />

per million, as calculated in the Thorndike and Lorge word frequency tables.<br />

Order test materials from:<br />

Bio-logic Systems Corp.<br />

(800)323-8326 ext 239<br />

sales@bio-logic.com<br />

Download test <strong>for</strong>ms from:<br />

http://www.bionicear.com/For_Professionals/Audiology_Support/CNC_<strong>Test</strong>.cfm?<br />

langid=1<br />

<strong>Test</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> 6 February 2010

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