Observed 165 Romanian orphans; tested their emotional development at various ages; control group of 52 British children; 50% Romanians had delayed intellectual development; Romanians adopted before 6 months generally caught up with British
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What did children adopted after 6 months show?
Signs of disinhibited attachment
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What was Zeanah measuring?
Attachment type
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What did Zeanah do?
Observed 95 institutionalised children; 50 non-institutionalised children; 74% of control were secure; 19% of experimental were secure, 65% were disorganised
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Why did these studies have such high internal validity?
In other studies, orphans had been traumatised prior to institutionalisation; fewer confounding participant variables
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Who suggested that Rutter and Songua's, and Zeanah's studies have helped child care (with key-workers)
Langton
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Why are these Romanian orphanages not typical?
They were in such bad conditions, making them uneasy to generalise to other institutions
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Why is it ethically wrong to observe mentally unwell children?
They can not give full consent, it may worsen their condition via stress, they may feel humiliated
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What did children adopted after 6 months show?
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Signs of disinhibited attachment
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What was Zeanah measuring?
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What did Zeanah do?
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Why did these studies have such high internal validity?
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