f you choose this option, you will read about and watch a documentary about “Genie”. As you will read, Genie was a young girl who had been devoid of human contact. At age 13, she was found and was studied by psychologists. To learn more about Genie and how her experiences can help teach us about nature, nurture, critical and sensitive periods, plasticity, research with children, etc., you are to read the article Wild Child Speechless After Tortured Life and watch the video – Genie (Secrets of the Wild Child).Links to an external site.
What is your reaction to the film (and article)?
Explain which aspects of the characters’ experiences are due to nature and which are due to nurture. (please define nature and nurture in your response as well, citing the textbook)
Apply the concept of critical and sensitive periods (including plasticity) to the characters’ situations. (Please define critical period, sensitive period, and plasticity in your response, citing the textbook)
Discuss some of the ethical concerns with the research done on these individuals. (Also include how one might study a situation/person like this ethically, citing the textbook where relevant)
the textbook is devloeping person through childhood and adolence