The following questions are based It on the Noval Outliers by Malcom Gladwell ch

The following questions are based It on the Noval Outliers by Malcom Gladwell chapter 8 Ch. 8 “Rice Paddies and Math Tests”  1 What is a rice paddy? 2. According to Gladwell, the memory loop that human beings have to store remembered information is about… 3. According to Gladwell, why are Chinese students able to remember more numbers than American students? 4. By the age of 4, Chinese children are… 5. How does Gladwell characterize ancient Chinese rice farmers? 6. Rice farmers have found “meaningful work.” Explain what he means by this.  7. Provide an example of a proverb that was given by the Chinese peasant farmers in this chapter. What is a proverb? How does this proverb reflect the attitudes of the farmers?  8. True or False: Malcolm Gladwell believes that the cultural legacy of rice farmers makes Asian people work harder than other races. Also, provide an explanation.  9. UC Berkeley math professor Alan Schoenfeld discusses the ability to perform well in math. True or false: math skills is less about innate (born with) ability and more about “attitude.” Explain what he means by this.