CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the effects of Genie’s childhood upbringing was:
A
she was afraid of humans
B
she had a bunny-like walk
C
she was comforted by blankets
D
she would not eat with utensils
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Genie (born 1957) is the pseudonym of an American feral child who was a victim of severe abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Her circumstances are prominently recorded in the annals of linguistics and abnormal child psychology. When she was approximately 20 months old, her father began keeping her in a locked room.

Detailed explanation-2: -Not only did she miss the critical period for learning language, but she was also horrifically abused. She was malnourished and deprived of cognitive stimulation for most of her childhood. Researchers were also never able to fully determine if Genie had any pre-existing cognitive deficits.

Detailed explanation-3: -Genie was a child who was born healthy, but raised in an environment with severe neglect and abuse. Due to this, she was unable to learn how to speak and function in society. Genie is used as an example of feral child syndrome and has been studied in developmental psychology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Developmental Issues She displays physical oddities including walking like a bunny and spitting, due to her incapability to chew. For these ten years of solitary internment, Genie lived a severely malnourished lifestyle. Improper meals were forced into her body prohibiting Genie from cognitive and physical growth.

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