Rutter: Procedure

• How many Romanian orphans did Rutter study?

  165
• What programme were Rutter's Romanian orphans apart of?

  ERA
• Who were the Romanian orphans adopted by?

  British parents
• What was the aim of the ERA?

  Investigate the extent good care could make up for poor early experiences in institutions
• What was development was assessed?

  Physical, cognitive and emotional development
• What ages was physical, cognitive and emotional development assessed?

  4, 6, 11, 15, 22-25
• What was the control group?

  52 UK adopted children