Named Supproting Studies In Child

Question 1

PECS weakness

Answer 1

Pipin et al argued that initiating speech is missing in PECS training. Pecs works on a system of demands and then in stage five, responses to a question. But neither encourage the child to initiate speech, meaning that it is limited communication. May delay spontaneous speech development.

Question 2

Strength and weakness of CBT

Answer 2

Woods study found that 79% improvement of anxiety for children who took a 16 session course of CBT for anxiety
HOWEVER, control group of woods showed a 9% decrease in anxiety as well

Question 3

PECS disadvantage

Answer 3

Randomise trial showed that the 48 pp did not lead to verbal communication

Question 4

Bowlby support

Answer 4

Harlows monkeys - the ones who had a wire mother with fuzz showed to develop much better mentally and physically and treated their young better. Evidence for maternal deprivation hypothesis
HOWEVER animal study
Genie and critical period so long term effects
HOWEVER case study
Evidence from 44 thieves
Internal working model and harlows monkeys

Question 5

Deprivation support

Answer 5

Robertson and Robertson looked at 17 month john who’s mother was in hospital, looked at the effects of short term deprivation, but didn’t look at individual differences as he was noted to be shy
Ritter and isle of wright study - looked at effects of divorce against death of a parent. Concluded that death of a parent fared better than child seperate by divorce
Harlows monkeys faired better when fur model
HOWEVER not generalisable as animal study

Question 6

Privation support

Answer 6

Genie - however case study
Czech twins - however had each other
Ritter and Romanian adoptees - 119 4yo adoptees and managed to catch up in height, weight and intellect, but a small minority had attachment disorders