Genie the Wild Child 1) A case study is when researchers conduct in-depth investigations of individuals or of small groups. The EX POST FACTO method is an experimental research process‚ where the researcher manipulates the independent variable‚ while the dependable variable is controlled with the aim of establishing the effect of the independent variable on the dependable variable. There are many advantages and disadvantages to case studies. An advantage is that it can provide insight to specific
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thirteen years. The little girl was named Genie‚ a metaphor for being like a Genie in a Lamp‚ brought into a new society. Once found her father committed suicide and her mother went to jail‚ eventually released. Genie was this very fragile little girl who won the hearts of many people; doctors and scientists alike. Genie never made any sounds‚ because she seemed apparent‚ that she was beaten when making vocal sounds. The debate raged‚ determining if Genie had brain damaged‚ or was just mentally
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Case 1: Genie The Wild Child. Genie was locked in a room for 13 years and she lacked social skills and didn’t form any type of language skills. She was essentially feral. She didn’t show any behaviors of being human. Due to being locked and shut out from socialization she
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attention like that of young girl called Genie. The girl was given the name Genie in her case files to protect her identity and privacy. "The case name is Genie. This is not the person’s real name.She spent almost her entire childhood locked in a bedroom‚ isolated and abused for over a decade. Genie’s case was one of the first to put the critical period theory to the test. The case is very important to researchers‚ due to the fact that cases such as Genie do not arise very often‚ and it is not ethical
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Genie’s story came to light on November 4‚ 1970 in Los Angeles‚ California. A social worker discovered the 13-year old girl after her mother sought out services. The social worker soon discovered that the girl had been confined to a small room and an investigation by authorities quickly revealed that the child had spent most of her life in this room‚ often tied to a potty chair. The girl was given the name Genie in her case files to protect her identity and privacy. "The case name is Genie. This
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Early life / childhood: I have decided to write my biography on Susan “Genie” Wiley (the wild child). She was born 1957 in Arcadia‚ CA; however‚ her date of birth is unknown only the year. Her parents‚ specifically her father was an abusive man. He told her family to leave her in a small room and no one was able to talk to her or even play with her. The only thing she was allowed was to get food. Her father‚ Clark Wiley‚ even had her windows covered over‚ so she wouldn’t be seen at all. And her mother
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roles (personal and professional) played by the adults working with Genie? How did these differing roles conflict? What effect did the conflicts have on Genie? Some of the first people to have a substantial impact on Genie when she was rescued were Susan Curtiss‚ a linguistics student intent on helping her learn to communicate‚ and James Kent‚ Genie’s psychologist and caretaker. There was a lot of controversy over whether or not Genie was mentally retarded from birth‚ as her parents insisted‚ or if
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Genie: Trapped in the Lamp of Society Feb. 19‚ 2015 Monica Mattarollo Thurs @ 12:30 301 229 401 Ataman Avdan Imagine being raised in a world with no society‚ no human interaction and in complete isolation. Would you be the same person you are today? With the same habits‚ traits and personality? Without a nurturing factor in your childhood
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Genie: Is it Possible for Nurture to Outweigh Nature? Is it possible that teenager‚ could not have the same fluency of language as most other human beings‚ based on the concept of nature vs. nurture‚ because she was heavily deprived of a nurturing environment? In Genie�s case nurture seemed to outweigh nature a great deal more. Her surroundings were a key player in her development of a �normal� human being. Not only was Genie�s lack of nurturing environment a huge question in the air‚ but
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