Outliers Ch. 3

Who were the "Termites"?

• They were a colony of wood eating insects that infested homes.

• They were a group of Langan's peers who were equally intelligent.

• They were a group of child geniuses studied by Lewis Terman throughout their lives.

• They were a group of children with low IQs who were shuffled into a special program.

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What did Terman expect to happen to his Termites?

• He expected them to turn out average.

• He expected them to turn out lower than average.

• He was not sure what to expect.

• He expected them to become the nation's elite.

What are some lasting impacts of the Termites experiment?

• Students are no longer subjected to IQ tests.

• Schools have gifted programs and colleges require admission exams.

• Students with the highest IQs are automatically awarded college scholarships.

What happened to Terman's Termites in their adulthood?

• They all became rich and famous.

• They were very poor and unsuccessful.

• They achieved an average level of success.

• He failed to track them into adulthood.

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Who was Lewis Terman, and what did he study?

• He was a mathematician who studied Langan's problem solving abilities.

• He was a psychology professor who studied child geniuses.

• He was a medical doctor who studied brain function in genius adults.

• He was an elementary school teacher who studied Chris Langan's test taking habits.

Intelligence has a threshold. True or False?

• True, one just needs to be "smart enough."

• False, there's never an end to how smart a genius can be.

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Affirmative Action is. . .

• Its an action taken to be positive.

• It has to do with baseball.

• I'm not sure because I was asleep during the discussion and the reading.

• Helps those who have suffered from discrimination.

What did Terman conclude about intellect and achievement?

• There was no correlation.

• There was a direct correlation.

• Intellect always leads to achievement.

• Intellect actually interferes with achievement.

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