WISC-R scores are converted into estimated learning potentials (ELPs) on the
a. BITCH.
b. SOMPA.
c. Chitling.
d. IPAT Culture Fair Test.
Which SOMPA component uses the norms within a particular subgroup for defining deviance?
a. pluralistic
b. social
c. organizational
d. communal
The SOMPA system includes a physical examination because
a. physical skills are related to intelligence.
b. medical problems can interfere with performance on mental measures and school assignments.
c. the SOMPA is primarily a physical health evaluation.
d. its underlying theory is that intelligence is completely biological.
The SOMPA system
a. considers each child relative to all other children.
b. considers each child relative to others from the same social and cultural group.
c. assumes that all individual children should have the same score on a test.
d. views each child as independent of all other children.
Which component of the SOMPA assumes that different subcultures are associated with different life experiences?
a. social-system
b. pluralistic
c. personal
d. systemic
Which viewpoint was not considered in the development of the SOMPA?
a. the medical model
b. the social systems model
c. the genetic model
d. the pluralistic model
A limitation of the BITCH is
a. lack of manualized administration.
b. too few items.
c. little convincing validity data.
d. lack of normative data.
Scores on the BITCH have been shown to be
a. higher for white groups than for African American groups.
b. higher for African American groups than for white groups.
c. equal for African American and white groups.
d. comparable to scores on the Stanford-Binet.
Williams created the BITCH to test
a. the ability to survive in the African American community.
b. IQ of African American children.
c. the ability of African Americans to survive in white communities.
d. the ability of whites to survive in white communities.
What did psychologist Carol Dweck identify as a crucial ingredient of intellectual growth of children and young adults?
a. mindsets
b. reasoning abilities
c. cultural awareness
d. personality
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