In a Study Using the False Belief Task with Four-Year-Olds

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Multiple Choice

In a study using the false belief task with four-year-olds of average intelligence,four-year-olds with Down syndrome,and slightly older children with autism,Baron-Cohen found that

• A)only the average intelligence children passed the task.
• B)both the average intelligence children and the children with Down syndrome passed the task.
• C)both the average intelligence children and the children with autism passed the task.
• D)all three groups of children passed the task.

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