A01

• How many orphans were studied?

  165 Romanian orphans adopted in Britain
• why were they studied?

  to test to what extent good care could make up for poor early experiences in institutionalisation
• What was done?

  The Romanian orphans were tested an ages 4,6,11,15 and 22 for their physical, intellectual and emotional development.

  A control group of British children was used to compare the results, and parental and teacher interviews gathered results
• what were the findings?

  when children first arrivedin UK, showed signs of delayed intellectual development.

  by 11, children who were adopted before 6 months showed average IQ of 102, those adopted after 6 months had IQ of 86. (normal is 116).

  also, those adopted after 6 months showed disinhibited attachment. the symptoms were clinginess, attention seeking. those adopted before 6 months rarely showed this attachment.
• so, what are the effects of institutionalisation?

  the longer a child is institionalised for, the greater the effects are negatively.

  IQ is lower, disinhibition attachment, relationship problems, characteristics of autism.