A question my psychologist asked me...

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I would have answered 'tarmac'.
The first reason is that the key word in the question is 'surface'. That's because I see the
detail in the question.Putting myself in the questioner's place,if I was looking for another answer like 'vehicles' I'd simply ask 'What goes on roads?'

The second reason is that tarmac was invented by a Scot,so it's a matter of national pride

I though 'tar'

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

Yeah, I'd have said "tarmac" too. Though if they'd just asked 'what goes on a road?' I'd have said "cars".


...I really don't think this cars/tyres test is very well thought out.

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they ask that type of question a lot, like in interviews. I always get stuck & have to askfor the "context" of a question & they end up looking at me like I'm stupid. I kinda sometimes feel stupid too, for asking such wierd things, becuz apparently my answers were not what was expected. I have a lot of trouble with that, questions I dont expect.

I would've said Asphalt

for example I would have said asphalt because when I hear that question I picture a 3-d image of a road with the layers exposed. Most people don't have the spatial reasoning abilities to do that.

My first thought was tarmac and then a memory of how bits melt in heat and how the road can look glassy at times.

asphalt

My first response to the question is 'surfacing,' like snow, ice &/or gravel. I'm Alaskan so I'm not too familiar with the word, and subsequent meaning, of tarmac. I guess I would consider this like a X-section so surface would be first contact with road, then resultant layers. Then, tire tread would be on the list followed by vehicle. I didn't even consider 'car' but instead vehicle. In AK 'car' is not necessarily what is driven on a road - could just as well be truck, ATV, etc.

Just wondering...why would your psychologist ask? The fact that those who are Aspie/Autie think in incremental detail and 'literally' is known, so what's the point? Just a check?
Would he/she be worried if you answered roadkill?!?

pluto - I didn't know tarmac was from a Scottish Inventor! I don't know if Alaska even has tarmac, per se. But an equivalent. Since there is bitter cold here we have special road surfacing. And always Magnesium sulfate ice melt for traction. Is tarmac from tar? What is tarmac?

Also, like marshall said, the word 'goes on,' or 'go' could be confounding. Surfacing does not 'go.' 'Go' or to go is a verb, which isn't surface.

Geez....I hope OP's psychologist doesn't read all our answers! Then he/she would be really overwhelmed by our thought processes.

First word that came to mind was asphalt

My first thought was "tar?...no, wheels." because "the wheels on the bus go round and round".