Genie Wiley Documentary – Secrets of the Wild Child
Link: https://vimeo.com/519250441
- Consider some of Genie's interactions with her social workers/doctors. How are Genie’s behaviors similar to the behaviors of a much younger child? How does Genie exemplify an “active child”?
- Discuss the potential relative contributions of nature and nurture on Genie's development.
- How was Genie's case similar to and different from Victor's case?
- How does Genie's case exemplify some ethical issues in child psychology research?
- What evidence did researchers find that suggest Genie was intellectually disabled from birth? What evidence suggests that Genie was not intellectually disabled from birth?
- How does Genie's development support and/or refute the theory that there is a critical period for language development?
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