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The Effects of Early Experience on Face Recognition: An Event-Related Potential Study of Institutionalized Children in Romania
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Moulson, Margaret C.; Westerlund, Alissa; Fox, Nathan A.; Zeanah, Charles H.; Nelson, Charles A. – Child Development, 2009
Data are reported from 3 groups of children residing in Bucharest, Romania. Face recognition in currently institutionalized, previously institutionalized, and never-institutionalized children was assessed at 3 time points: preintervention (n = 121), 30 months of age (n = 99), and 42 months of age (n = 77). Children watched photographs of caregiver…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Foreign Countries, Early Experience, Foster Care
The Effects of Global Severe Privation on Cognitive Competence: Extension and Longitudinal Follow-Up.
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O'Connor, Thomas G.; Rutter, Michael; Beckett, Celia; Keavency, Lisa; Kreppner, Jana M. – Child Development, 2000
An extended longitudinal study compared cognitive development in children adopted from Romania before 24 months and in United Kingdom adoptees with an additional sample of Romanian children adopted after 24 months. Findings indicated that there was considerable catch-up among late-placed Romanian children but they exhibited lower cognitive scores…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development