Uta Frith, “Exploring Autism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in Neuroscience
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What Is a False Belief?
Imagine yourself as a four year old. Where will sally look for her marble? Will you play? The child, i woult iwould let. Which child would you like me to play? Yous plainle a ordinary child, af four years old. But this false belief lets you predict what she will do. It makes the right prediction. She will not find the marble. All the while the child knows where the marble really is. That's why it's often called a false belief test.
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