orphan studies

Question 1

rutter findings

Answer 1

delayed intellectual development and malnourishment
at age 11 children showed different rates of recovery dependant on when they were adopted
mean iq of those adopted before 6months 102
mean iq of those adopted between 6moths and 2years was 86
adhd common more so in those adopted later

those adopted after six months showed signs of disinhibted attachment attention seeking clingy ness social behaviour dircted indiscriminately toards all adults

Question 1

rutters research

Answer 1

procedure- followed 165 romanian orphans for many years as part of the erastudy
physical cognitive and emotional well being recoreded at ages 4 6 11 15 and 22-25 years
52 children from uk adopted at similar time used as a control group

Question 2

effects of institutionalisation

Answer 2

disinhibited attachment- this is unusual behavour -should show stranger anxiety
an adaptation to having multiple attachment figures during critical period
intellecrual disability- most adopted into uk showed signs of intellectual disability but caught uo to control group by age 4

Question 3

evalutation positives

Answer 3

application to improve conditions for children growing up outside a family home
helped psychologists understand the effects of early institutional care and how to prevemt the worst of these
children now tend to have one or two key workers that focus on theirwell being

lack of confunding variables
handed over by loving parents rather than war orphans that had considerable trauma that would confounf withbreults
however may have been considerably poor meaning intellectual ability may have been a resukt of this

Question 4

evaluation limitations

Answer 4

current lack of data on adult development
do not have conformation that it has life long effects
will take a log time toconduct this due tothe longitudinal design