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J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given 'tutored human enrichment':

1) showed no change in intelligence test performance compared with institutionalized children who did not receive such enrichment.
2) responded so negatively as a result of their impoverished early experiences that he felt it necessary to disband the program.
3) thrived intellectually and socially on the benefits of positive caregiving.
4) actually developed greater intelligence than control subjects who had lived in foster homes since birth.

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Final answer:

J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given 'tutored human enrichment' did not show any change in intelligence test performance compared to those who did not receive the enrichment.

Step-by-step explanation:

J. McVicker Hunt found that institutionalized children given 'tutored human enrichment' did not show any change in intelligence test performance compared with institutionalized children who did not receive such enrichment. The negative responses from the institutionalized children who received enrichment were so strong that Hunt felt it necessary to disband the program. Therefore, the answer to the question is option 1: showed no change in intelligence test performance compared with institutionalized children who did not receive such enrichment.

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