The text describes orphanages in Romania in which all of the infants had been seriously deprived. What was found regarding cognitive development for the children who were adopted when they were older than 6 months of age?
a. They had a rate of cognitive impairment several times higher than the children adopted 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 20 were similar to others their age.
A. Romanian children adopted at 6–24 months old had a rate of cognitive impairment several times higher than children adopted earlier than 6 months old. This indicates that after about 6 months of age, the damage to the brain due to early deprivation often could not be entirely undone even by years of exposure to a more stimulating environment.
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