Genie case study

Genie case study

Before the age of 13:

• Genie was tied to a potty and left for most of the day
• Locked in a room by herself
• Beaten for making noise
• Strapped into a cot with her arms and legs immobilised

What effect did the privation have on her psychological development:

• Couldn't walk normally 'bunny walk'
• Couldn't talk, hadn't learned a language
• Brain damage, not sure if it was from birth or the way she was raised
• Never learned grammar, able to make…