Abstract Theory of mind is the human conceptual capacity to understand other people as
agents who have subjective mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions. It is the …

Intense controversy surrounds the question of when children first understand that others can
hold false beliefs. Results from traditional tasks suggest that false-belief understanding does …

A growing body of infant studies with various implicit, non-verbal measures has suggested
that Theory of Mind (ToM) may emerge much earlier than previously assumed. While explicit …

For over 35 years, the violation-of-expectation paradigm has been used to study the
development of expectations in the first 3 years of life. A wide range of expectations has …

Understanding the origins of human social cognition is a central challenge in contemporary
science. In recent decades, the idea of a 'Theory of Mind'(ToM) has emerged as the most …

According to the social motivation theory of autism, children who develop Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) have early deficits in social motivation, which is expressed by decreased …

Meta-analytic evidence indicates that the quality of the attachment relationship that infants
establish with their primary caregiver has enduring significance for socioemotional and …

Evidence obtained with new experimental paradigms has renewed the debate on the
development of theory of mind in general and false belief ascription in particular. Namely …

Implicit false belief is often measured through anticipatory looking. While past research
stipulates that children and adults have a fully developed implicit false belief understanding …

There is currently a hot debate in the literature regarding whether or not infants have a true
theory of mind (ToM) understanding. According to the mentalistic view, infants possess the …