Romanian Orphan Studies

Question 1

Rutter ERA Study

Answer 1

165 orphans adopted in Britain. Some adopted later showed low IQ and dysfunctional attachment

Question 2

Bucharest Early Intervention Project

Answer 2

Random allocation to institutional care or fostering:
secure attachment in 19% of institutional group V 74% of control

Question 3

Evaluation

Answer 3

Real Life Application = both institutional care and adoption practice have been improved using lessons from Romanian orphans

Fewer Extraneous Variables = Romanian orphans had fewer negative influences before institutionalisation than E.g: War orphans

Generalisability = conditions were so bad that results may not generalise to better institutions