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To what extent does psychological research (theory and/ or studies) suggest that the effects of deprivation and privation on development are different?
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Assignment: 'It has been suggested that only the effects of privation are lasting; children recover from early emotional deprivation.' To what extent does psychological research (theory and/ or studies) suggest that the effects of deprivation and privation on development are different? Michael Rutter suggested that privation and deprivation have distinct effects on development. He argued that privation is more likely to cause harmful, long term effects than deprivation. Hodges and Tizard carried out a longitudinal study to look into the possibility of long- term effects of privation, by assessing 65 institutionalised children. Hodges and Tizard found out that at the age of 4 the children were more attention seeking but at the age of 8 they had formed close attachments with biological parents( or adopted). Additionally, the findings show that at the age of 16 adopted children in general had close relationships with their parents while restored children's were poor. Despite these...
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