A longitudinal study monitored a cohort of children who had spent their infancy in overcrowded state orphanages before being adopted into nurturing families. At age 8, the researchers observed that many of these children showed no fear of strangers, frequently seeking attention and comfort from unfamiliar adults.
Apart from the attachment behaviours described in the study above, outline one or more other effects of institutionalisation. Refer to research in your answer.
34 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Maternal deprivation and institutionalisation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.