A developmental psychologist assessed a group of children who had spent their early years in an institutional care facility before being placed with foster families. Each child was assessed using a standardized developmental questionnaire, yielding an overall cognitive development score (where lower scores indicated cognitive delay). The psychologist found a strong correlation showing that the longer the children had spent in institutional care, the lower their cognitive development score at age 6.
Apart from a lower cognitive development score, describe one or more possible effects of institutional care. Refer to research in your answer.
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