Which of the following statements about birth order is true? 1) Firstborns alway

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Which of the following statements about birth order is true? 1) Firstborns always receive the most parental investment in families with three or more children. 21 Middleborns end up receiving less total parental investment even if the parents divide their investment equally among all the children present in the household at a given time. 3) Lastborns always receive the least parental investment if the parents divide their investment equally among all the children present in the household at a given time. 4) Middleborns end up receiving more total parental investment, particularly if the parent divide their investment equally among all the children present in the household at a given time.

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Answer.

Option 1 is correct.

Reason: Parental investment is a limited resource for which offsprings compete with each other in order to increase their own survival and success. Parents invest differentially in their offspring’s and the firstborn children especially sons are advantaged over other children in the family.

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