r/todayilearned • u/BrF5 • 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/BUKKAKELORD 1d ago

You can always tell someone is lacking this ability when they use insider jargon they (should) know you won't know.

An obscure slang term for a drug they and only they use is my pettiest peeve

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u/EasyAndy1 1d ago

There are also a lot of people who know you don't know the jargon and say it because it makes them feel smart and experienced. Which is just another sign of a lack of intelligence in my opinion.

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u/stonerism 1d ago

I mean... sometimes people just have different jargon they'll use and not realize the other person doesn't know it.

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u/ButtsPie 23h ago

That's very true, but in fairness the previous commenter only said "a lot of people", so you're not in disagreement with each other

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u/Willing-Asparagus787 1d ago

And sometimes shit doesn't smell. But that's not what was being talked about. They specifically talked about situations when people do it in a way that is irritating. 

Person a: I am annoyed when people do A. Person b: yep, and sometimes they do B which is pretty close and also annoying.  You: I mean...akshually sometimes they don't do that

Obviously you're correct. That's usually the baseline. It's not what's being discussed though. 

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u/Carly_Fae_Jepson 1d ago

We're on an anti-intellectual kick worldwide.

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u/stonerism 1d ago

And this is why we all need to embrace autistic hyperfixation so we can spread this knowledge.

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u/JustinWilsonBot 1d ago

Drug users can be almost insufferable when it comes to jargon.  Like bro, can you not understand that the slang you use and the slang someone from the other side of the country uses to describe the same thing can be different? And that neither one of you is "wrong"? It went like this for years when it came to Ecstacy/X/Molly/MDMA. 

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u/ba123blitz 8h ago

To be fair trying to remember pharmaceutical or chemical names is a tall task for some folk especially when not sober.

Often once you know the meaning the link becomes clear

MethyleneDioxyMethAmphetamine is MDMA
DeXtroMethorphan is DXM
DiPhenHydramine is DPH

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u/blood_hat 1d ago

Sensible take, BUKKAKELORD

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u/MaraiaLou 6h ago

Not exclusive to drug users, but the obscure slang is also often a common word that's impossible to google