Birth Order Eye Movements

One clue to personality is how people move their eyes. This involuntary movement can help identify Birth Order in social settings where other indications are hidden.

An Only Child has a rapid eye movement that takes in everything in their environment. In a room they notice the pictures, furniture, decorations, knick-knacks, and arrangements. The mental process of organizing drives this eye movement.

A First Born looks at people, especially faces. The First Born does not look at environment. So the First Born does not see the environment but watches people. The subconscious need for attention drives this eye movement.

A Second Born will focus on something in the environment, engaging it in a steady gaze. The need for perfection drives this fixed type of eye movement. Perfection is only possible if you limit the scope of what you observe.

A Third Born has an eye movement similar to that of the Only except it is slower. The Third Born scans the environment rather slowly, often going back to what he or she has already viewed. The Third Born mental process of comparing drives this eye movement.

A Fourth Born tends to look forward at nothing in particular. Once in a while the Fourth Born will look to one side or the other without turning the head as if trying to see if someone is sneaking up on him or her, something that may have happened frequently when older siblings did it to startle the Fourth Born.

These eye movements are best observed when persons are in an unfamiliar environment. You are not apt to see these movements at home but rather at social events, shopping malls, amusement parks or other places where people gather.

These eye movements are a natural interaction with an unfamiliar environment. Lack of these eye movements suggests the person an agenda that does not include interacting with the environment. Lack of normal eye movements might be a way of identifying terrorists before they strike.