The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a test aimed at detecting dementia or cognitive decline, never included the combination of animals Trump identified this week

  • HorreC@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    I mean it sounded off the cuff so I didnt think from his statement that he was actually give me the animals from memory. As much as I dont like old white guys in politics, this feels like a drummed up story to get haha points

    • MrZee@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Agreed. From his statement, it sounds like he was giving a general example, not attempting to recall the specific animals he was shown. I say this as someone who thinks trump sounds like he is mentally unwell. Heck, this is downright coherent compared to a lot of the gibberish that comes out of his mouth.

      “I think it was 35, 30 questions,” the former president said in Portsmouth, N.H., of the test, which he said involved a few animal identification queries. “They always show you the first one, like a giraffe, a tiger, or this, or that — a whale. ‘Which one is the whale?’ Okay. And that goes on for three or four [questions] and then it gets harder and harder and harder.”

  • Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    What does he mean “It gets harder”? And no I’m not making a joke about sex.

    How hard can it be for an adult (without dementia) to identify an fricken animal?

    • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
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      6 months ago

      It’s not hard, here it is for anyone curious

      There are some slightly different versions, though I’m not aware of any with a whale on it.

      And it’s a screening test for dementia, not some kind of iq test. Raging narcissist took this and decided he’s the smartest person ever though.

      Hardest question on there is the date imo.