The Outliers Page 1 Review

What’s the question that psychologists around the world have been engaged in a spirited debate over and that most of us would consider to have been settled years ago?

• is there such a thing as innate talent?

• What's your innate talent?

Achievement is talent plus _________________.

• preparation

• determination

There were three groups of violinists that were studied in early 1990's by the psychologist K which the first group was called ______.

• The Stars

• The Bests

The third group of student violinists were unlikely to play professionally and they are expected to be _________.

• street performers

• music teachers in public school system

Researchers settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise. What is it?

• 10, 000 hours of practice

• 1, 000 hours of practice

True or False

Ericsson and his colleagues then compared amateur pianists with professional pianists. The same pattern emerged.

• True

• False

True or False

The striking thing about Ericsson’s study is that he and his colleagues could find any “naturals,” musicians who floated effortlessly to the top while practicing a fraction of the time their peers did.

• False

• True

True or False

Their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works.

• True

• False

What do you think are the "naturals" that the researchers are referring to?

• the ones who rise to the top of their craft even with minimal effort and practice as opposed to their counterparts

• the ones who work harder at their crafts as opposed to their counterparts, yet failed to posses what it took to break the top rank

What do you think are the "grinders" that the researchers are referring to?

• the ones who rise to the top of their craft even with minimal effort and practice as opposed to their counterparts

• the ones who work harder at their crafts as opposed to their counterparts, yet failed to posses what it took to break the top rank