Born First, Born Smarter? 1. What the researchers were trying to learn There have been many theories heard about how birth order has influenced your development. Several studies have found that the first born child tends to be more articulate, more active, less impulsive, a better achiever in school and is more likely to go to college. It is important to know that these findings are general trends and do not apply to every member of …showed first 75 words of 940 total…

…showed last 75 words of 940 total…I am definitely more articulate than my middle brother because he is very shy. But the impulsive thing is way off. We are about the same in activity, both athletic in high school. I definitely do better in school and I am an achiever. I also sense that the later-born effect takes place because I feel my 10-year-old brother will have an even, if not, greater intellectual ability than either me or my other brother.