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Further evaluation for maternal deprivation hypothesis One of Bolwby’s assumptions of his maternal deprivation hypothesis was that the consequences of maternal deprivation were not reversible. However, further research shows that even when deprivation has harmful effects, these may be reversed with appropriate, good quality care. 1) Skeels & Dye (1939) found that children who had been socially deprived (in an orphanage) during their first 2 years of life improved their IQ scores if they were transferred to a school where they got one-to-one care. 2) Koluchova (1976) – The Czech Twin Boys. Their mother died and they were raised by stepmother who often beat them and kept them locked in the cellar with no toys. They found when they were seven they had rickets and very little social or intellectual development. They were later adopted and made much progress. By adulthood they had above average intelligence and had normal social relationships....