This study investigated whether the environment created by being born in a specific birth order and/or family size affects individuals genetic intelligence, or g. Based on the phenomenon of rising IQ scores between generations, the fact that IQ and g are correlated and that nearly all between-family variables have been shown not to produce the rising effect, it was hypothesized that there could be a significant difference in g scores of siblings of the same family and those of different sized families born in the same position. Birth order and family size could be argued to encompass most...
This study investigated whether the environment created by being born in a specific birth order and/or family size affects individuals genetic intelli...