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Name a strength of studying Romanian orphans

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Has important practical applications

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What important practical applications does studying Romanian orphans have

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Results led to improvements in how children are cared for in institutions- children’s homes avoid large number of caregivers for each child - have one or two ‘key workers’ - playing a central role

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What do the improvements in child care mean for institutionalised children

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Gives them chance to develop normal attachment - avoid disinhibited attachments - immensely valuable in practical terms

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Name two weaknesses of Romanian orphan studies

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  • may be issues with generalisability

- children weren’t randomly assigned to conditions

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Why may there be issues with generalisability

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Conditions of orphanages are so bad - results may not apply to institutional care or general situations of deprivation

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What about Romanian orphans was different to other types of deprivation

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Had particularly poor standard of care - especially when it came to forming relationships with the children

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What can be concluded from the extreme differences with Roamian orphanages

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The unusual situational variables mean the studies may lack generalisability

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Explain why children not being randomly assigned to conditions may be an issue

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Rutter didn’t interfere with the process of adoption - children adopted early may have been more sociable ones - a confounding variable