Which is considered characteristic of children who are the youngest in their family?
a. More dependent than firstborn children
b. More outgoing than firstborn children
c. Identify more with parents than with peers
d. Are subject to greater parental expectations
ANS: B
Later-born children are obliged to interact with older siblings from birth and seem to be more outgoing and make friends more easily than firstborns. Being more dependent, identifying more with parents than peers, and being subject to greater parental expectations are characteristics of firstborn children and only children.
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