When 4-Year Olds Who Lived Their First Year in an Orphanage

question 61

Multiple Choice

When 4-year olds who lived their first year in an orphanage before being adopted were compared with 4-year-olds who had been raised at home:

• A)the adopted children were less socially responsive
• B)their level of oxytocin did not increase when interacting physically with their adopted mothers
• C)their level of vasopressin was lower than the home-reared children
• D)all of the above

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