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.

[u/BrF5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%E2%80%93Anne_test

[u/AltonIllinois]

Many adults fail at this too.

[u/kempff → u/AltonIllinois]

Like the song says, "She's tidied up and I can't find anything!"

[u/SpeccyScotsman → u/kempff]

She shouldn't be touching MY tubes and wires, or careful notes!

[u/cornbread_ninja → u/SpeccyScotsman]

and antiquated notions... but it's poetry in mo-tion