Evaluation of Robertson and Robertson
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- Evaluation of Robertson and Robertson
- high validity as they were naturalistic observations - real-life events in a real-life setting
- however, these were case studies of unique individuals and situations - lack generalisability
- reversing emotional disruption (Bohman and Sigvardsson)
- studied over 600 adopted children in sweden
- at age 11, 26% were classified as 'problem child'
- 10 yrs later, after successful adoptions, they were the same as 'normal children' in terms of emotional and social development
- Skeels and Dye
- found that a group of institutionalised children with low IQs later improved after they were transferred to a home for mentally retarded adults
- result of substitute emotional care
- found that a group of institutionalised children with low IQs later improved after they were transferred to a home for mentally retarded adults
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