Extreme stress during childhood can hurt social learning for years to come
- Written by Madeline Harms, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Which cognitive processes explain long-term effects of childhood adversity?Ricky Kharawala on Unsplash, CC BY
Each year, more than 6 million children in the United States are referred to Child Protective Services for abuse or neglect. Previous research on the consequences of early life stress and child maltreatment shows that these children will be...
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