How to Make Correct Predictions in False Belief Tasks without Attributing False Beliefs: An Analysis of Alternative Inferences and How to Avoid Them

The use of new paradigms of false belief tasks (FBT) allowed to reduce the age of children who pass the test from the previous 4 years in the standard version to only 15 months or even a striking 6 months in the nonverbal modification. These results are often taken as evidence that infants already p...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Augusto Perera, Sofia Inês Albornoz Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/3/2/10