Which of the Following Accurately Summarizes the Results of the Study

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately summarizes the results of the study by Kristiansen and Bjerkedal (2007) of IQ and birth order in Norwegian military recruits?

• A)Second-borns had lower average IQs than did first-borns,regardless of whether or not the second-borns' older siblings had survived past infancy.
• B)Second-borns had lower average IQs than did first-borns only in those cases where the second-borns' older siblings had survived past infancy.
• C)Second-borns had the same average IQs as did first-borns,regardless of whether or not the second-borns' older siblings had survived past infancy.
• D)Second-borns had the same average IQs as did first-borns only in those cases where the second-borns' older siblings had survived past infancy.
• E)Second-borns had higher average IQs than did first borns,regardless of whether or not the second-borns' older siblings had survived past infancy.

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