I IQ Tested My Cats
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Go to http://brilliant.org/HalfAsleepChris/ to sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership. • I IQ Test my cats Ralph Bella, to find it if they're geniuses! • MERCH: https://halfasleepchris.com • INSTA: @halfasleepchris • • S.U.B.S.C.R.I.B.E • Seriously Unscientific Borderline Silly Cat Reasoning, Intelligence Behaviour Exam • _____________________________________________________________________________ • Section 1: Tasks • Question 1. Play a video of birds on the TV. Does your cat: • 1. Never realise it’s just a video and try to catch the birds • 2. Take a bit of time but eventually realise it’s a video • 3. Quickly realise it’s a video and that they can’t actually catch them • _/3 _/3 • Question 2. Place a mirror in front of your cat. Does your cat: • 1. Try to fight their reflection • 2. Show interest but soon realise it’s a reflection • 3. Immediately know it’s a reflection and show disinterest • _/3 _/3 • Question 3. Place some string on your cat’s back. Do they: • 1. Do nothing • 2. Ripple their fur • 3. Somehow remove the string • _/3 _/3 • Question 4. Show your cat their favourite toy, and then hide it. Do they: • 1. Never find it • 2. Find it in under 30 seconds • 3. Find it in under 15 seconds • _/3 _/3 • _____________________________________________________________________________ • • Section 2: Observations (Score 1-5) • Question 5. Does your cat wake up at the same time / have a similar morning routine? • _/5 _/5 • Question 6. Does your cat go to bed at the same time / have a similar evening routine? • _/5 _/5 • Question 7. Does your cat like a variety of different foods? • _/5 _/5 • Question 8. How does your cat communicate they want feeding? • 1. They don’t • 2. Sit by their bowl • 3. Meow relentlessly • 4. Lead you to the bowl (or where the food is kept) • 5. 2, 3 4 • _/5 _/5 • _____________________________________________________________________________ • Section 2 (Continued) : Observations (Score 1-3) • Question 9. Does your cat make different sounds for different needs? • 1. My cat rarely makes a sound • 2. My cats makes a few different sounds • 3. My cat makes loads of different sounds for different needs • _/3 _/3 • Question 10. How many words does your cat recognise? • 1. 1-5 • 2. 6-10 • 3. 11+ • _/3 _/3 • Question 11. When stroking your cat, do they move to encourage you to stroke certain spots? • 1. No, they stay still • 2. Slightly / occasionally • 3. They don’t sit still, always telling me where to stroke • _/3 _/3 • Question 12. Can you teach your cat tricks? • 1. No way • 2. Yes, but only basic tricks and very slowly • 3. Yes, with ease • _/3 _/3 • Question 13. If yes, how long do they remember these tricks? • 1. No • 2. A few days or weeks, with reminder training • 3. More or less forever, with reminder training • _/3 _/3 • _____________________________________________________________________________ • Section 3: Human Evaluation (1-10) • Question 14. You know your cat best! On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the highest), how intelligent are they? • _/10 _/10 • _____________________________________________________________________________ • Section 1 Total: __/12 __/12 • Section 2 Total: __/35 __/35 • Section 3 Total: __/10 __/10 • Overall Total: __/57 __/57 • 0-25 Head full of fluff • 26-40 Average • 41-50 Purr-etty Clever • 51-57 Feline Purr-odigy • _____________________________________________________________________________
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