On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Weisskirch, Rob wrote:
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> A student said today that she heard that boys with blonde hair and blue
eyes
> were more hyperactive. Does anyone know anything about this?
Actually, Kagan has some data that suggest just the opposite might be true.
Rosenberg and Kagan (1987) report that their inhibited (shy) children are
more likely to have blue eyes than the uninhibited children in their sample.
Rosenberg, A., & Kagan, J. (1987). Iris pigmentation and behavioral
inhibition. Developmental Psychobiology, 20, 377-392.
Dennis
Dennis M. Goff
Dept. of Psychology
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg, VA 24503
