The behaviour patterns of children who have been raised in an institution.
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What was the aim of Rutter's study?
To investigate the negative effects of instiutionalisation and see if the results are reversible
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How many Romanian orphans were there in Rutter's study?
165 Romanian adoptees
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What type of study was Rutter's?
longitudinal
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How many babies were adopted before the were 6 months old?
58
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How many babies were adopted between 6 months and 2 years?
59
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How many late placed adoptees were there?
48
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How many British adoptees were there?
52
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What was the mean IQ of those adopted before 6 months?
102
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What was the mean IQ of those adopted between 6 months and 2 years?
86
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What was the mean IQ of those adopted after 2 years?
77
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What did children who were adopted after 6 months show signs of?
Disinhibited attachment
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What is a disinhibited attachment?
A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
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Whose research supported the idea that institutionalisation can be reversed?
Hodges and Tizard
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Why did their research support the idea it could be reversed?
they found that institutional care and a lack of close attachment does not have lasting effects
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Why is research support a strength?
It supports the idea that institutionalisation can be reversed. This increases the reliability
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How is a longitudinal study a strength?
They were studied from when they were babies to 11 years so reduces the risk of individual differences
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How does a longitudinal study strengthen the validity?
Strengthens validity as it is possible to reduce effects of institutionalisation
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How does longitudinal studies cause problems with attrition rates?
The Romanian orphans could have dropped out of the study at any time or refused to take part
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Why is the longitudinal study a limitation?
Remaining participants create potentially bias sample consisting of those families who may not have been experiencing any of the negative effects of insitutionalisation - reduces the validity of the results
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What is a strength of real life application?
Findings have shown that negative effects are reversible under the correct conditions
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How has this been applied to real life?
There has been changes to the adoption process and an increased focus on specific key workers- increases external validty
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What was the aim of Rutter's study?
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To investigate the negative effects of instiutionalisation and see if the results are reversible
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How many Romanian orphans were there in Rutter's study?
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What type of study was Rutter's?
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How many babies were adopted before the were 6 months old?
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