Psychology - Birth Order Activity

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Birth Order & Careers: Can Birth Order Determine Your Career?
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Human Intelligence: Does Birth Order Affect Intelligence?
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Parents: Birth Order and Personality
"How being the firstborn, middle child, last-born, or only child may affect your behavior more than you think."
By Jocelyn Voo from American Baby

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The Secret Perks of Being A Middle Child

According to Catherine Salmon, middle children's negotiating skills are often better developed than those of their siblings.

Portrayed as ignored underachievers, middle children have a poor reputation. They can't live up to the achievements of the oldest, and don't get the attention of the whining youngest. A professor of psychology wrote a book about the perks of being in the middle as far as birth order. Former statistics that counted most American presidents as first-borns ignored the fact than many had older sisters. Middle children don't experience as much pressure as firstborns to succeed in certain areas. Find out why middle children are often good negotiators.
Topic: Birth order Language: English Lexile: 1240 http://www.npr.org

Quiz: Does Birth Order Affect Who You Are?
Test your knowledge of the impact of birth order on your personality, career, and interests. Find out why firstborns are more likely to pursue brain-based interests. Identify some famous firstborns. Discover which birth order position is most likely to become a CEO. Explore whether older or younger siblings are more likely to take part in risky sports. Analyze how older moms relate differently to their oldest and youngest. Evaluate how an only child is different from a firstborn.
Topic: Birth order Language: English Lexile: 820  Interactive http://www.webmd.com

Birth Order in the Workplace
People instinctively create a family dynamic in the workplace, either mirroring their own family or creating their ideal family. Discover why middle born children can be good at management and politics. Investigate why the last born tends to be altruistic. Predicting birth order can be beneficial in knowing whether those you work with need structure or go with the flow. Reliable perfectionists, firstborns tend to be organized. Only children are self-motivated but also tend to be self-centered. The middle child usually makes a good diplomat or mediator.
Topic: Birth order Language: English Lexile: 1130 Magazine: http://www.psychologytoday.com

Born to Win? Thank Your Big Sister Grade
Bossy firstborns and the spoiled youngest child are some typical birth-order stereotypes. A study conducted at a university in Belgium says that birth order might not just affect personality, but the way people approach career goals. Firstborns seek to improve their performance to achieve mastery. Second-born siblings work to outperform others. Oldest siblings focus on learning, while younger siblings focus on winning. Personality traits associated with birth order likely come from expectations and responsibilities while growing up.
Topic: Birth order Language: English Lexile: 1250 Magazine: http://www.inc.com