Rutter (2011)- followed 165 Romanian orphans, they were adopted by families in uk. Aim-investigate extent to which good care could make up for early experiences in institutions. Physical, cognitive, emotional development assessed at ages 4,6,11,15& 22-25. Group of 52 children from uk adopted around the same time- control group- suggests kids adopted before 6 months caught up intellectually with control group by age 4.