Two maternal half-sisters, Clara and Beatrice, spent their early infancy in a severely underfunded, overcrowded institutional care facility overseas before being adopted by a British couple. Clara was adopted at the age of 3 months, while Beatrice was adopted at the age of 30 months (2.5 years). Longitudinal assessments have tracked their intellectual, social, and emotional development into their teenage years.
Using your knowledge of research into the effects of institutionalisation (such as the Romanian orphan studies), explain how Beatrice's development is likely to have differed from Clara's as they grew up.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Maternal deprivation and institutionalisation with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 34 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
