Graphic by Eilidh McNaughton By Eilidh McNaughtoN The question of whether a person’s position among siblings impacts their life course, and specifically their personality, has interested the public for years. According to general consensus, firstborn children are more responsible and conformist than youngest siblings, who are seen as more rebellious and sociable. Middle children are seen as independent and people pleasers (Lorenzi, 2019). Is there any truth to these stereotypes? Recent research suggests not.
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Graphic by Eilidh McNaughton By Sophia eliopoulosThe brain is of huge importance to our existence, It is responsible for controlling the nervous system and enabling thought, memory, and emotion. However, we surprisingly know very little about how the brain works. The hundredth monkey effect is another unexplainable incident that has questioned our knowledge about the brain. The hundredth monkey effect is a hypothetical phenomenon that was noticed by Japanese primatologists in the 1950s, documented by Lyall Watson. The idea behind the effect is that a new behaviour discovered by one group spreads rapidly to other groups who then also make use of this behaviour (Deschamps, 2018).
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