In a study of severely impoverished Romanian children who were adopted into British families, a particular adjustment problem was seen among several of the children. This problem centered on the Romanian children's difficulties with:
A) learning mathematics
B) learning to read English
C) learning to speak in full sentences
D) forming secure attachments to the adoptive parents

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Although there was generally some cognitive impairment among some of the Romanian adoptees, the impairment was not specific to one academic area. Rather, the specific impairment was in the adoptees' social and emotional functioning; in particular, some of the adoptees had a problem in forming a secure attachment to the adoptive parents. It should be noted that not all adoptees experienced this problem.

In a Study of Severely Impoverished Romanian Children Who Were