No Evidence That Siblings’ Gender Affects Personality Across Nine Countries
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No Evidence That Siblings’ Gender Affects Personality Across Nine Countries
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Interesting read, but worth considering (as the article does) the selection bias introduced by a) who is willing to initiate an adversarial collaboration and b) who manages to compete and publish it.
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