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The text describes Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s in which all of the infants had been seriously deprived of nutrition, love, attention, and cognitive stimulation.What was found regarding cognitive development for the children who were adopted when they were older than 6 months of age?

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A)  They had a rate of cognitive impairment several times higher than the children adopted at less than 6 months of age.
B)  They recovered extremely quickly.
C)  They were initially impaired but recovered by the time they were 2 years old.
D)  They recovered very slowly, but by the time they were 18 were similar to others their age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The text describes Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s in which all of the infants had been seriously deprived of nutrition, love, attention, and cognitive stimulation.What was found regarding cognitive development for the children who were adopted when they were older than 6 months of age?

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Exam 4: Infancy

The text describes Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s in which all of the infants had been seriously deprived of nutrition, love, attention, and cognitive stimulation.What was found regarding cognitive development for the children who were adopted when they were older than 6 months of age?

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