Birth Order and Personality
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Many psychologists believe that birth order affects one’s personality, intelligence, and probable success in life. Birth order is the place in which a person and his or her siblings are born A vast number of studies have been conducted to determine if these assumptions are true. They study three types of birth placement: first-born, middle child, and youngest of the siblings. This paper will review five articles around the theme of birth order and intelligence in regards to first-born children of a family.
A review of the three types of birth orders is necessary to place their traits in context of the family unit. First-born children are conscientious, dependable, caretaker …show more content…
In particular, he explores intellectual development in the framework of birth order. For this study, there is a review of the relationship of one's actual birth order and one's measured IQ scores. Researchers state the family dynamics change with the birth of each additional child (Zajonc, 2001). This includes social, economic, and intellectual aspects. Initially, parents are in awe of their first child and this child has the full attentions of the parents. When the second child comes along, the parents are a more experienced and less …show more content…
In the article, “The Power of Birth Order," Psychologist Frank Sulloway of the University of California, Berkeley, says “the first-born is going to get into Harvard and the second-born isn’t” (Kluger & Cray, 2007).
Findings show that 43% of the people who lead corporations are firstborns, according to a survey by Vistage (Kluger & Cray, 2007). A high number of those in Congress are first-borns. "We know that birth order determines occupational prestige to a large extent," says Zajonc. "There is some expectation that firstborns are somehow better qualified for certain occupations." Findings show that firstborns tend to make more money than later-borns, says Sandra Black, an associate professor of economics at UCLA. She says income tends to be reduced by about 1% for every place down the birth-order ladder.
The critics of birth-order research say methods must be improved and cannot rely on emotional responses. They claim researches must gather large samples of families to find patterns. However, families are different due to a number of factors: how many
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Many psychologists believe that birth order affects one’s personality, intelligence, and probable success in life. Birth order is the place in which a person and his or her siblings are born A vast number of studies have been conducted to determine if these assumptions are true. They study three types of birth placement: first-born, middle child, and youngest of the siblings. This paper will review five articles around the theme of birth order and intelligence in regards to first-born children of a family.
A review of the three types of birth orders is necessary to place their traits in context of the family unit. First-born children are conscientious, dependable, caretaker …show more content…
In particular, he explores intellectual development in the framework of birth order. For this study, there is a review of the relationship of one's actual birth order and one's measured IQ scores. Researchers state the family dynamics change with the birth of each additional child (Zajonc, 2001). This includes social, economic, and intellectual aspects. Initially, parents are in awe of their first child and this child has the full attentions of the parents. When the second child comes along, the parents are a more experienced and less …show more content…
In the article, “The Power of Birth Order," Psychologist Frank Sulloway of the University of California, Berkeley, says “the first-born is going to get into Harvard and the second-born isn’t” (Kluger & Cray, 2007).
Findings show that 43% of the people who lead corporations are firstborns, according to a survey by Vistage (Kluger & Cray, 2007). A high number of those in Congress are first-borns. "We know that birth order determines occupational prestige to a large extent," says Zajonc. "There is some expectation that firstborns are somehow better qualified for certain occupations." Findings show that firstborns tend to make more money than later-borns, says Sandra Black, an associate professor of economics at UCLA. She says income tends to be reduced by about 1% for every place down the birth-order ladder.
The critics of birth-order research say methods must be improved and cannot rely on emotional responses. They claim researches must gather large samples of families to find patterns. However, families are different due to a number of factors: how many