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Theory of mind in young human primates: Does Heyes's task measure it?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Deepthi Kamawar  and
David R. Olson
Deepthi Kamawar
Affiliation:
Centre for Applied Cognitive Science, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V6 [email protected]
David R. Olson
Affiliation:
Centre for Applied Cognitive Science, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V6 [email protected]
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Abstract

Three- to six-year-olds were given Heyes's proposed task and theory of mind tasks. Although they correlated, Heyes's was harder; only 50% of participants with a theory of mind reached a criterion of 75% correct. Because of the complex series of inferences involved in Heyes's task, it is possible that one could have a theory of mind and fail Heyes's version.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 122 - 123
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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