Odden and Rochat

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to investhate the role of observational learning in the transmission of crucial social kowlege in Samoa

Question 2

Procedure

Answer 2

• carried out a longitudinal study 25 months
• 28 children, 4-12 years old and their relatives in a single Samoan village
• interviews and naturalistic observations
• Samoan culture is very hierachial and Samoan communities are rigidly ordered by rankwith village chidefs (authoruty figures)
• fishing lines, spears and nets are limited, children do not participate in fishing with adults

Question 3

results

Answer 3

• noted that young males spend a lot of time watching the ault males fish but there are no direct instructuos
• children around 10 years old would borrow the adults fishing equipment and experiment on thei own without any adult supervision.
• age 12 most children were able to fish on thei own- parents have a largely non-interventionist approach
• 50 examples of children watching adults as they fished yet recorded only one example of an adult inviting a childto take a turn

Question 4

concluison

Answer 4

observational knowldeg is involved in the transmission of crucial social knowldeg in Samoa, allowing children to become active participants in thei culturall environment