Outliers Review UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Outliers
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Outliers
Outliers Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is an outlier? - CORRECT ANSWER- a person out of the ordinary who doesn't fit
into our normal understanding of achievement
Explain the Roseto mystery - CORRECT ANSWER- the members of this town were
exceptionally healthy ...
Outliers Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is an outlier? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a person out of the ordinary who doesn't fit
into our normal understanding of achievement
Explain the Roseto mystery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the members of this town were
exceptionally healthy and most dying only of old age (very low rate of heart disease)
Why were the Rosetans healthy? Why does the explanation for the good health of Rosetans
illustrate Durkheim's theory of suicide? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔health was due to the
structure of the society. People talked to each other on the streets. 3 generations lived in 1
house
Why should the medical establishment look beyond the individual to understand health?
What do they need to understand? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Because the culture was apart
of it.
They wouldn't understand their health if they only focused on the individual
What is the Matthew effect? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The rich get richer because they are
given more opportunities and the poor get poorer
What explains success in canadian hockey? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔skill and birthdate
Give 3 examples of outliers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rock stars, business tycoons, and
software programmers
How does Malcolm Gladwell try to convince us that personal explanations of success don't
work? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔people do not rise from nothing, there are often hidden
advantages
What was strange about the 2007 Medicine Hat Tigers player roster? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔they were all born in the first 4 months of the year
, What does the eligibility cutoff for age-class hockey in canada have to do with being a
successful hockey player? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Those born closer to the cut-off date
will be more likely to be chosen for travel teams
Why is european soccer similar to canadian hockey? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔those born
closes to the cutoff date have an advantage over those born later in the calendar year. the
psychical advantage locks children into patterns of achievement and underachievement
Why, according to gladwell, are hockey players who make it to the professional level more
talented than all of us? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔they had a big head start, an opportunity
they didn't deserve or earn. but it played a big role
How did sociologist Robert Merton explain the Matthew effect - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔success is the result of "accumulative advantage"
What is the 10,000 hour rule - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔10,000 hours of practice = mastery
at whatever task is practiced
How long does it take to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world class
expert? give two examples - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔10,000 hours. Billy Joy and the
beatles
Why is it almost impossible to reach 10.000 hours of practice by the time you're a young
adult? why is it more difficult if you are born into poverty? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔You
need to have the resources time and facilities. You do not have access to these
Who is Billy Joy? What does his story illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He
programmed a lot of U of M. Rewrote Java. Illustrates extraordinary opportunity (right place
right time)
Why does the Beatles' Hamburg experience illustrate the 10,000 hour rule? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Had to play extremely long sets at clubs, help them get their 10,000 hours
and made them be creative.
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