Studies of Infants Raised in Deprived Orphanages for the First

question 37

Multiple Choice

Studies of infants raised in deprived orphanages for the first eight or more months of their lives indicate that

• A) a lack of a biological mother during the first year of life leads to significant and lasting developmental delays.
• B) male infants are more at risk for a lack of early life stimulation.
• C) children who are deprived of intellectual stimulation during the first six months of life often display long-term negative impact on their cognitive skills.
• D) being surrounded by infant peers can make up for the lack of stimulation by adults.

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Definitions:

Quasi-Experimental Design

A research strategy that attempts to estimate the causal impact of an intervention without random assignment to treatment or control groups.

Experimental Method

A study in which a researcher manipulates a variable, referred to as the independent variable, measures possible effects on another variable, referred to as the dependent variable, and tries to hold all other variables constant.

Stereotype Threat

A situational predicament in which people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.

Stigmatized Groups

Social groups that are subjected to discrimination, prejudice, and negative stereotyping based on perceived differences from the majority.