INTELLIGENCE AND BIRTH ORDER

Intelligence and Birth Order: Who's Smarter?

Intelligence and Birth Order: Who's Smarter?

Introduction

We were born in the same family, grown in the same environment and received the same education. We also lived the same experiences and enjoyed the same opportunities and yet, we are so different! ' (Sternberg, 1994).

The study, Conducted by the University of Oslo and the Institute of Occupational Health of the capital, along with the medical service of the army of Norway, and published in the prestigious journal Science. The younger brother is the bohemian and is encouraged to take more risks. The researchers analyzed levels of understanding about 250,000 recruits from 18 to 19, and the results leave no doubt about the importance of order in the family: the eldest son has an IQ (CI) 2.3 points above the second, and he leads by 1.1 points to the third. The study provided strong support to the 'theory of birth order', formulated in the late nineteenth century, which also delves into the characteristics of personality. Broadly speaking, the eldest son is characterized by conservatism, respect for parental values ??and expectations, and perfectionism (Retherford & Sewell, 1991).

As the middle brother, takes longer than most in deciding what to do with his life and develop more relationships with peers than hierarchical. He is the one more likely to develop negative emotions, but also the most sociable of all. The younger brother, the darling of the family, the bohemian and is encouraged to take more risks, but may also be weaker than the other brothers. Everyone has their personality. The mode of being of each is forged from the time of his birth. There are many factors that influence identity formation, and one of them is the moment we arrived to life. Obviously the first-born status is not the only factor in the uniqueness of each. There are other conditions, genetic, educational, social, etc. However, several studies proclaim the birth order in the formation of the personality of each individual and therefore somehow determine the path taken in life. However, According to Several studies proclaim the birth order in the formation of the personality of individual and THEREFORE somehow each determines the path taken in life (Jennings, 2005).

There have been many theories that have tried to explain the differences in temperament of a person by their location in the family for the rest of his brothers. Not long ago Knew the results of a study by a group of Scientists from the University of Oslo, Which Concluded That the IQ of children born in the first place was a little older than the younger brother. “It is true, says child psychologist Juan Pedro Valencia, who from childhood have a certain character and try to show in our attitudes, reactions, overcome obstacles, and so on. And as these studies confirm that there are differences in these characteristics according to the order to address at birth, although not the only factor to consider, as the genes themselves and the psychological ...