In a study of severely deprived Romanian orphans who were later adopted, those who had been institutionalized past age 6 months showed
A) average mental test scores by adolescence.
B) serious intellectual defects.
C) little or no catch-up in physical size.
D) no improvement in mental test scores during middle childhood.

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The study found that severely deprived Romanian orphans who were institutionalized past 6 months showed serious intellectual defects, including lower IQ and language abilities, compared to those who were adopted earlier or never institutionalized.

In a Study of Severely Deprived Romanian Orphans Who Were