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What is theory of mind?
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Understanding that others have their own, possibly false, beliefs.
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When does it usually appear?
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Around age four on story tasks.
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What is a false-belief task?
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A story where a character does not know something has moved.
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What did Onishi and Baillargeon show?
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Infants of 15 months looked longer when an actor acted against her false belief.
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One limit of story tasks?
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They also test language and memory.
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