kiwi's homework

#615
SangJun Han
July.7.2010



2. Is Forer's discussion of birth order accurate or inaccurate for the children in your family? Explain.



I agree Forer's opinion almost. But no theory cannot exactly apply to all cases. In my family, some discussions(of Forer's) are correct but others are not be applied. I, exactly saying 'we', am a twins. I have a identical twin brother and I'm older than him about 1 minute. So It is not meaningful to distinguish who is more mature physically. But there is scial order for brothers. For we are identical twins, Forer's many theorys are not applied to our family. First of all, it can be centain, parents always treat us by same way. They love us as same, advice us as same, scold us as same, although of course it's case by case. So most of
author's discussion about parents' attitude to children is inaccurate for us. But in part of 'How children see themselves and others' is somewhat accurate. Because when I read this passage, I was little surprised that it's like what I'm thinking usually. Although we are twins, I cosider my younger brother as more insufficient than me. Of course I admit my brother's abillity very well but I think like that unconsiously. So Forer's theory : older brother tends to believe that " I can do many things better than my siblings can" is correct. I also tend to expect other people to be relatively less capable. And I am very dissapoint to less capabale than any other in job i think important. But my younger brother thinks like me maybe, so it can be little different.