Abstract
Everyone has a birth order, and it is easy to observe and talk about. Birth order is the order in which a child is born into his or her family. Many other influences or factors also contribute to a person's intelligence and achievement. Some factors that may affect birth order are sex of siblings, time between births, and absence of a parent. Regardless, as human beings we are left with the question. Why are we the way we are? Many insightful social scientists have studied birth order for over 100 years; Alfred Alder was the first to study the influences of birth order. Alde…
