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Study Says Eldest Children Have Higher I.Q.s
As the eldest sibling in my family I find this interesting. I won't say if this applies in my case or not, but what do you guys think?
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Don't have time to respond right now, but I find this topic more interesting than it appears deep does.
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My older sister is much smarter than me. It's not like I'm in the corner eating paste or anything but she always got A's while I was chuffed when I got a C, B or the occasional A. She was focused on the books while I watched the world around me. Even now that we're older I find it much easier in social situations so maybe it that older siblings are book smart but the younger ones are street smart.
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The methodology to distinguish a social and biological was interesting, thank you dead kids.
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My big sister and I were teasing each other about this, but technically we don't count because we're 12 years apart which is more like being an only child.
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it's obviously true.
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I don't buy it.
"correcting for factors that may affect scores, including parents’ education level, maternal age at birth and family size" sounds a whole lot like fudging our #'s to get to that whopping 3-point difference. Think about it...girl has a child @ 15, the kid doesn't get the best upbringing...then she has a child a bit later, who sees a bit more stability in his early years, and ends up with higher IQ scores. Oops, gotta toss that one out... |
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I think there are many variables, including many factors that go on within a family and the dynamic and the relationship and the differences in child rearing and parenting and parental attitudes. I am a middle and the only girl, and honestly my older brother is not the most intelligent one-IQ wise or otherwise. He does not fit the stereotype of the oldest child at all. Personally I think the middle is the toughest especially if you are the only girl or boy, and intelligence can be hard won in that case-on your own in many ways.
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Hmmm, that is interesting, though i wouldn't say completely true in my case, and my younger brother (just got a pHd in environmental science) is DEFINATELY the smarter one in our family!!
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You always have to correct for many things in studies like this.
I've noticed a trend in people's reception of this study. Excepting Mandy, older siblings tend to dig it, while younger siblings discredit/criticize it. ![]() |
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Actually, as the eldest, I hate this study. I may be smarter, but I'm more rigid and boring. I'd be glad to hand over those extra 3 points.
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I'm the youngest of three. My middle sister did the best in school academically, my oldest sister is quite smart and probably does have a higher IQ than me but is also kind of screwed up, and she's the artist in the family. My guess is that the middle sister in my family has the highest IQ, although I was shocked recently to learn that she perceives me as the smartest. I think the thing is we're all good at different things and smart in different ways. They're good with money, math, real estate, children, practical things. I've got street smarts, have traveled more, have a broader perspective, the best job, and have my head more together. I also don't have children and seem to have more time to read and follow politics and learn about things that they don't have time for so it often seems that I'm more knowledgeable about what's going on in the world which is probably what makes my middle sister think I'm so smart. If we all 3 took an actual IQ test together, my score would probably be the lowest.
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I just think when they say more "first borns" it is kind of silly.
Every family (with children) has a "first born". Some families have "second borns" and they may get to be counted as first born is an older sibling passes. Fewer families have 3rd born and 4th borns. I would venture to say more "first borns" are criminals and more "first borns" are members of the clergy. As for this I Q study the margin is so small, is it credible? By the way, I qualify as a "first born" and as far as I know I am the only one among my siblings that took the Mensa test and qualified. |
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I'm first born, but I think my brother is smarter than I am.
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Between my younger brother and myself I would say the study is true.
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I'm the oldest in my family, and I'd say we all have similar IQs. I probably get the best grades, but it's close.
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