A research paradigm used to assess theory of mind development, measuring children's understanding that others can hold beliefs that differ from reality and from their own knowledge.
Example: The Sally-Anne test where children must predict where Sally will look for her ball after Anne moves it while Sally is absent, testing understanding of false beliefs.
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