Outliers Chapters 1-5 Questions with correct answers

What is an outlier? CORRECT ANSWER A person, thing, or station that is different from others Explain Roseto Mystery CORRECT ANSWER The members of this tower were exceptionally healthy and mostly dying of old age. Very low rate of heart disease Why were the Rosetans healthy? Why does the explanation for the good health of Rosetans illustrated Durkheim's theory of suicide? CORRECT ANSWER The Rosetans were exceptionally healthy because of the structure of their society. People were taking time to talk to each other in the street and 3 generations in a house. The people were generally happy; therefore they were less likely to commit suicide. Durkheim's theory of suicide would say that unhappy people would commit suicide because they don't have a sense of community and they feel alone. Why should the medical establishment look beyond the individual to understand health? What do they need to understand? CORRECT ANSWER Because culture was a part of it. They would be unable to understand why they were healthier if they just focused on the individual. What is the "Matthew Effect"? CORRECT ANSWER "For unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath." -Matthew 25:29 What explains success in Canadian hockey? CORRECT ANSWER Skill along with their birthdate, the birthdate cutoff allowed those closer to the cutoff date to be more mature than those almost a year younger. Give three examples of outliers CORRECT ANSWER Rock Stars, business tycoons and big time software programmers How does Malcolm Gladwell try to convince us that personal explanations of success don't work? CORRECT ANSWER People don't rise from nothing. There are often hidden advantages.