Why Do More and More Researchers Think That Birth-Order Influences

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why do more and more researchers think that birth-order influences on child development have been emphasized too strongly?

• A)There are no clear patterns of birth-order influences on personality.
• B)If we continue to study birth-order influences,our findings will create self-fulfilling prophecies that will perpetuate birth-order differences.
• C)The pattern of birth-order influences that scientists describe are largely speculation and are not based on evidence.
• D)Birth order itself shows limited ability to predict behavior when all of the factors that influence behavior are considered.

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