Birth order, sex, and preference-for-complexity data were obtained from 119 Ss in order to test four hypotheses derived from the findings of several studies reported by Eisenman. Only one of these hypotheses concerning birth order and sex differences for complexity preference was statistically supported, though other differences were in the hypothesized directions. Mean complexity scores and correlations of the complexity measure with sex and birth order were widely discrepant with those reported in earlier studies by Eisenman. The presence of marked differences between the present population and those sampled by Eisenman may account for the discrepancies.
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