Studies of isolated Children

Studies of isolated children

Genie:

• Locked in a room by her father until she was 13 (he thought she was retarded).
• When found: couldn't stand erect or speak.
• She never recovered socially.
• She showed a disinterest in other people.
• Her lack of recovery may be due to her extreme early emotional privation.
• Alternatively, it may be due to the late age at which she was discovered, which would mean recovery was not possible (well past Bowlby's sensitive period)

The Czech Twins:

• Spend first 7 years locked…