Observations by Freud and Dann of the Group of Six

question 85

Multiple Choice

Observations by Freud and Dann of the group of six German-Jewish children who were orphaned during Hitler's regime and then were sent to live together in a shelter in Britain demonstrated that:

• A) separations from consistent caregivers have no lasting effects for relationships with adults when supportive peer relationships exist.
• B) relationships with peers can help young children develop some of the social and emotional capacities usually developed in the context of parent‒child relationships.
• C) separations from consistent caregivers cause children to become delinquent and psychotic.
• D) peer relationships can more than compensate for a lack of caregiver‒child attachment, since peers can share greater intimacy and trust.

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Definitions:

Clever Hans Effect

The phenomenon where a creature (notably a horse named Clever Hans) appears to be able to perform tasks requiring intelligence, but is actually responding to cues from humans.

Negative Correlation

An association between two elements in which the rise of one leads to the fall of the other.

Causation

The action of causing something, implying a relationship where one event is the result of the occurrence of another event.

Cause-and-Effect Conclusion

The determination that one event (the cause) directly leads to another event (the effect).