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 was discovered at the age of thirteen living completely isolated in a room in her parent’s house‚ with nothing to look at‚ restrained to a potty chair for most of her life. At this time‚ Genie was still wearing a diaper‚ did not have the ability to communicate and could barely walk. Her father’s reason for keeping Genie isolated was that he believed that she was retarded from birth. Her mother takes no responsibility‚ claiming she too was abused by her controlling husband. Both of her parents
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Genie‚ the second case of wild child was found in a room tied to a potty chair. Genie was kept in a room locked away because her father thought she was retarded at birth until the age of 13‚ when she was rescued by a social worker. She was locked away from normal civilization and any type of socialization‚ and she was beaten for making noises. Genie was an infant trapped in a 13 year old body‚ because she could only make infant like sounds and no words or sentences. Genie’s brain waves were adnormal
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Susan “Genie” Wiley‚ otherwise known as the “Feral Child” was born April 18th‚ 1957. She was a child of abuse‚ isolation‚ and neglect by the people who surrounded her during her very sheltered life. The environment that Genie was subjected to was a lonely one. For most of her life she was limited to one bedroom in the household and was affixed to a chamber pot that allowed for little movement‚ essentially complete isolation. Her caregivers—or lack of was her father and mother who she lived with along
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parents. An extreme Nature example in psychology includes Bowlby’s theory of attachment‚ which views the bond between the mother and child as being innate to ensure the survival. With this whole debate full of facts on both sides we just cant say someone is the way they are because of Nurture or Nature. But in two cases both about isolation the famous Genie the wild child and a
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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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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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Genie lived 13 years of her life in a Los Angeles suburb with her mother‚ her father and her older brother. When Genie was one‚ her Grandmother on her father’s side died and they all moved into her old house. Her father insisted they leave his mothers room untouched even though this meant they all had to sleep in the living room. All except Genie who was given the back room. This room wasn’t furnished or decorated and was away from the rest of the house. During the day time Genie was kept tied
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extent of a normal adult (Curtiss‚ 1977). In the 1970s a controversial case of a thirteen-year old girl‚ Genie‚ who had spent her entire life completely isolated from anyone (Curtiss‚ 1977). She was found severely malnourished and carried herself like a bunny (Curtiss‚ 1977). Genie’s mother‚ who had been in contact with her‚ stated that she could understand a few words (Curtiss‚ 1977). The child was admitted to the hospital and after several months underwent intense linguistic observation and investigation
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Genie: A Scientific Tragedy Genie tells the story of a 13 year old girl who was secluded throughout her childhood years and into her teens with little or no stimulation. In the book‚ we see how the scientists and linguists tried to help her understand the world around her and interact with people around her. The linguists tried to get her to speak and express her emotions instead of gesturing or pointing every time she needed something. According to the linguists and scientists that studied her
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