Romanian Orphan Studies - Effects Of Institutionalisation Flashcards
What are the three AO3 PEELS to evaluate Romanian Orphan Studies - Effects Of Institutionalisation?
Strength - prac apps
Weakness - confounding variables
Weakness - example of confounding variable
P
(prac apps)
Strength - prac apps
E
this is bc the POT, that inst has led to psychological problems such as reactive att disorder, has led to improving conditions experienced by children growing up outside their family home
E
e.g. childrens homes now avoid having many caregivers for each child and instead have one or two who play a central role in childs emotional care to reduce neg effects of inst
L
therefore inst research i.a.i.p.o.a.p
P
(confounding variables)
However, studying children from romanian orphanages might have introduced diff confounding variables
E
this is bc the quality of care in inst was extremely poor, with children receiving little intellectual stimulation/comfort
E
this means the harmful effects seen in studies may be due to the effects of poor inst care rather than any inst care
L
therefore limiting the extent research into the effects of inst
P
(confounding variable example)
Moreover, as this was a nat occuring study, children werent randomly assigned to conditions as it wouldve been unethical
E
this means those adopted earlier may have been more sociable which is why they were adopted by parents and therefore had less development issues
E
this would be a confounding variable
L
therefore lowering int val of research
