A study of children who had spent their first eight months or more in Romanian institutions and were then adopted into Canadian homes found that the longer the children spent in orphanage care, the __________ their __________.
A) higher; cortisol levels
B) lower; cortisol levels
C) greater; anger control
D) greater; impulse control

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Children who spent more time in institutional care, such as orphanages, tend to have higher cortisol levels, which is a stress hormone, indicating elevated stress responses.

A Study of Children Who Had Spent Their First Eight