Rob Weisskirch wrote:
>> TIPSters,
>>
>> A student said today that she heard that boys with blonde hair and blue
eyes
>> were more hyperactive. Does anyone know anything about this?
>>
>> The balding brunette but blue-eyed,
>>
>> Rob Weisskirch
and Margie replied
>I have not heard specifically about hyperactivity, but a pediatric allergist
told me first-born, blonde, blue-eyed boys are the most prone to allergies of
all children. Related???
>
>Margie Stinson
Rob, Margie and other Tipsters:
Research by Jerome Kagan and colleagues which may be what your student is
referring to. As Kagan has done temperament research over the years he's
identified a number of correlates with inhibited and uninhibited temperaments.
As I recall, children who are inhibited tend to be blue-eyed, be blonde, and
be prone to allergies.
Kirsten
Kirsten L. Rewey
Department of Psychology
St. Mary's University of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights, Box 1464
Winona, Minnesota 55987
Office: (507) 457-6991
Fax: (507) 457-1633
