You Share the Following Story with Your 3-Year-Old Daughter Carleigh

question 133

Essay

You share the following story with your 3-year-old daughter Carleigh and 4-year-old nephew Jaxon:
This is Brenda. Brenda has a box.
This is Michelle. Michelle has a basket.
Brenda has a ball. She puts the ball into her box.
Brenda goes out for a walk.
Michelle takes the ball out of the box and puts it into the basket.
Now Brenda comes back. She wants to play with her ball. Where will she look for the ball?
Given what you know about false-belief tasks and theory of mind, how will Carleigh answer the question? Explain your answer. Will Jaxon's answer be the same? Explain.

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