Quiz Yourself!
1. Enculturation may involve learning all the following EXCEPT:
(a) The capital cities of countries around the world
(b) The history of your nation
(c) The correct dress code for different occasions
(d) A socially appropriate way to ask someone out on a date
2. Which method of enculturation is closely linked to social cognitive theory?
(a) Participatory learning
(b) Direct tuition
(c) Cultural dimensions
(d) Observational learning
3. Students at Central High School are instructed to form groups and prepare short videos on the dangers of illegal drugs. What sort of enculturation is this?
(a) Participatory learning
(b) Direct tuition
(c) Cultural dimensions
(d) Observational learning
4. What did Odden & Rochart observe about Samoan children's fishing skills?
(a) Children first practiced fishing together with their parents, and eventually acquired the ability to fish by themselves
(b) The Chief of every village taught children how to fish in a rite of passage ceremony
(c) Knowledge of how to fish was acquired by observation
(d) Knowledge of how to fish was acquired by guided participation
5. Which evaluation is correct for Odden & Rochart's study?
(a) The study has high ecological validity
(b) The study has low generalizability
(c) Both A and B
(d) Neither A nor B