Question

Birth Order and Personality 4 Questions

(Question 1).
According to the birth-order effect, being theyoungest child causes someone to be _______.

a
a strong leader
b
wealthier
c
a natural mediator
d
more rebellious

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(Question 2).
The passage suggests that middle children who solve family disagreements are likely to _______.

a
choose professions involving mediation
b
become more creative workers
c
tell people about different kinds of squids
d
agree with previous research studies
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(Question 3).
Judith Rich Harris claims that people behave differently in family and non-family settings.
What evidence does she give?

a
statistics about people in different careers
b
mention of studies that reject the birth-order effect
c
examples of siblings interacting
d
quotes from noted psychologists
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(Question 4).
Harris disagrees with some birth-order studies because she believes ________.

a
the research studies are unreliable
b
the results do not reflect her personality
c
people act differently in front of scientists
d
you cannot generalize about personality

Answer 1

1. D (Certain)

2. A (Certain)

3. C (Most-Likely)

4. A (Certain)

Step-by-step explanation:

For question 3, I chose B because I crossed out the answers that could not have been it. It could not have been A or D so that only leaves B and C. I'm leaning more towards C because studies weren't mentioned that rejected the birth-order effect.

For question 4, I chose A because Harris states, "She believes that much of the research on birth order has been poorly designed and does not take into account the participants' socioeconomic status, the IQ scores of the participants' parents, or the size of their families." This piece of evidence is important because it shows what she says about the research studies.