Firstborn sons have higher IQs, Norway study finds

Jun 21, 2007 16:16

"Firstborn sons have higher IQs than their younger brothers, and their social status within the family may explain why, researchers reported on Thursday ( Read more... )

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socialistguy June 22 2007, 01:19:40 UTC
Lolz.

There are more Norwegians in the North End of Tacoma than you can shake a stick at.

Huh... apparently the change in IQ is related to the amount of resources that goes into rearing the firstborn. Well that's no surprise. It's harder to take care of two kids rather than one, moreso, it's harder to lavish two kids with the same attention as you did the first one alone, if they were sequential.

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bluelightphase June 22 2007, 07:54:49 UTC
*nods*

Oh? LOL

Especially if both kids are time demanding... the older one is usually easier to deal with.

Though, you could be an only child like I was, and not be easy to deal with.

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