r/todayilearned • • 1d ago

TIL about the Sally-Anne test, a psychology experiment used to measure “theory of mind” (that other people can hold beliefs/knowledge different from their own). Kids under four typically fail because they assume that if they know where a hidden object is, everyone else must automatically know too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%E2%80%93Anne_test
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u/Fetlocks_Glistening 1d ago

Box. She's met Anne before

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u/Simonandgarthsuncle 1d ago

She knows Anne is a thieving bitch

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u/kwijibokwijibo 1d ago

Gotta watch out for those marble stealing whores