Hollos + Cowen

aim

to investigate social skills in children who grew up in isolated locations

sample

children aged 7-9 who grew up in isolated form in Norway (lacked same-age peer interaction) & control group (children of a Norwegian town)

method

quasi experiment

procedure

1. children from isolated farms compared to control group of children from less isolated locations through a variety of tasks to measure both logicial + social skills

results

1. social skills not as developed in isolated kids

2. no difference in logical skills

conclusion

isolation → negative effects on social development but not logical skills
- lack of social interaction limited social development → peers are significant

evaluation

+ high EV
+ large sample size
+ comparison to control group + logicial skills

- extraneous variables
- low IV
- generalizability → only Norwegian children