Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0227 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Theory of Mind
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The idea
Theory of mind is understanding that other people have beliefs, desires and intentions of their own, including beliefs that can be false.
In practice
Asked where Sally will look for her moved marble, most four-year-olds say where she left it.
Where people slip
False-belief tasks are usually passed around age four, and theory of mind develops more slowly in many autistic children.
Your place on the trail
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