Children Who Fail at False-Belief Problems Do Not Understand

question 99

Multiple Choice

Children who fail at false-belief problems do not understand:

• A)the relation between beliefs and actions.
• B)how other people's desires can be different from their own.
• C)the difference between what is true and what is false.
• D)that others can hold an belief when they themselves know the truth.

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Definitions:

Behaviorists

Psychologists who focus on observable behaviors and the ways in which certain behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment.

Psychoanalysts

Professionals who practice psychoanalysis, a therapeutic technique originally developed by Freud that aims to explore unconscious desires and conflicts.

Object Permanence

The recognition that objects persist in existence even when they are not visible, audible, or tactile.

Cognitive Development

The mental process by which a child understands and becomes capable of interacting with the world through stages and changes in intellectual abilities.