... , and Ray,1996) Infants raised in isolation suffer in both their social and emotional development. Some of the evidence comes from children who were reared in orphanages that supplied adequate nutrition and bodily care but provided rather little in the way of sensory and social stimulation. In one such institution the infants were kept in cubicles for the first eight months ... groups diverged markedly. The under-stimulated infants showed serious impairments in their social and emotional development. These ill effects of early isolation can be long lasting and they reinforce the importan...

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