Romanian Orphan Studies: Effects of Institutionalisation (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes

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Romanian Orphan Studies: Effects of Institutionalisation
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What is institutionalisation?

Effects of living with little emotional care

How many Romanian orphans were studied in Rutter et al. 2007?

165

What attachment type did orphans adopted before 6 months show?

Secure 'normal' attachment

What is disinhibited attachment?

Overly friendly behaviour towards strangers

What was the mean IQ of orphans adopted before 6 months?

102

How are mothers of securely attached infants described?

Sensitive, accepting and cooperative

How do mothers of insecure-resistant infants behave?

Occupied with routine tasks when holding

What does Kagan's temperament hypothesis argue?

Child's personality impacts mother's response

What improvement resulted from Romanian orphan studies?

Fewer caregivers allocated per child

Why do Romanian studies have fewer confounding variables?

Most orphans were abandoned at birth

What is a limitation of Rutter's study regarding assignment?

Children not randomly assigned conditions

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