Genie

• What is an enriched environment?


  Settings that provide various stimuli and resources to promote optimal development.
• how do you make an enriched environment?


  opportunities for physical, emotional, social and cognitive development are given to children
• what’s a deprived environment?


  Environments that lack the stimuli, resources and opportunities needed for optimal development
• Why are environments important?

  Deprived and enriched environments can either hinder or promote various aspects of development including:
• what is a wild/feral child?


  a child who has lived isolated from human contact from a young age. Typically raised by animals or confined to a small space without family interaction. They lack expose to language, social norms and cultural practises
• What research is used for wild children?

  Case studies (using longitudinal research)
• Explain the state of her physical

  physical development- weak muscles from not vocalising or eating solid foods. Unable to stand up straight or fully extend her limbs due to being restrained, couldn’t walk without shuffling her feet, couldn’t climb or run. Lack of fine and gross motor skills
• which component of Bowlby‘s theory of attachment does Genie reflect 


  maternal deprivation. During the critical period attachments weren’t made. When she was older, she couldn’t attach to anyone as she was constantly moved around
• to what extent did exposure to an enriched environment improve the quality of her functioning?

  She built a large vocabulary
• Described two ethical guidelines that are of relevance to this case study

  tried to maintain anonymity, and tried to help her with semi informed consent
• Explain the state of her cognitive, social and emotional development at 13

  Had basically no cognitive development, a lack of schemas and language and couldn’t form sentences,

  poor social development, struggled to follow social norms and creating relationships due to the severe lack of time spent with people.

  Atypical emotions. found it hard to regulate emotions and express her feelings