Findings Examining Implicit Personality Theories Regarding Birth Order Are Shown

question 8

Multiple Choice

Findings examining implicit personality theories regarding birth order are shown to provide some evidence of self-fulfilling prophecy.One study demonstrated that first-born children

• A)had higher occupational status and more education.
• B)had lower occupational status and less education.
• C)had lower occupational status but more education.
• D)had higher occupational status but less education.
• E)generally failed to live up to the expectations of the birth order implicit personality theories.

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