Very short test of central coherence

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OK, my answer would be:
I have no idea why she bought the clock, I'm not a mind-reader.

Perhaps someone could take my answer and infer that I lack central coherence.

But I don't think that's right. I understood perfectly well that there was a possibility that she had bought the clock to decorate the wall. I just object to having to make an inference from that and state it as an answer when in fact there is no way to tell what her thinking was.

It actually really bugs me being expected to infer motivations to people. Probably because people are always inferring my motivations and getting them completely wrong - when they could have just asked.

(So does that make me autistic or not? )

LOL! story of my life, people assume and that's human nature as i always say, i try not cast judgement on others or assume intent and only hope the same in return.

Funny you say that, Dan.

I made the "correct" deduction with this riddle. But knowing I can't always go on assumptions, I might ask for clarification. "Hey, Sam, you bought that clock for your wall instead of a painting, right?"

Sam, if she's a typical neurotypical, may get hostile and nasty and say "YEAH, ya think? Idiot!"

Of course, even if Sam had bought it for some other reason, she might not divulge that information, requiring the question. In that case, she might reply, "Well, now that you asked, I actually bought this clock as a gift for my parents," as if I (or anyone) was supposed to infer that. Those that don't ask would assume it was for the wall and would be surprised to learn, later on, that it was for some other reason.

She decides on a clock, because she finds one that she likes.

My answer would be

"Insufficient data".

But if you insisted that I "guess" then I would say that she "always wanted a clock and saw one at a mark down price" so it was serendipity.

This is probably just one of those tests to see if NT posters come up with answer A and the ASD posters come up with answer B. I hope I "passed the test" (as in came up with answer A).

The clock may be the same size as the type of painting she wanted, so would take up a similar amount of space, and she likes the design of it.