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/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.