Privation

Privation

1. Never forming an attachment

2. Genie 1977

   • Discovered at 13
     • Locked away with no stimulation or movement
       • Never regained full speech
   • Evaluation
     • Case study
       • supposedly already mentally retarded
         • not sure whether privation or learning problems

3. Koluchova twins 1976

   • Discovered at 7
     • Locked away with only eachother
       • beaten and mistreated
         • Little speech and communicated in gestures
           • Adopted, formed attachments
             • By 20 were both above average intelligence + formed good relationships
   • Evaluation
     • found at 7 , may explain why recovered
       • Had eachother, formed attachmen to
         • Case study can't generalise