Theory of mind and pretend play
In class, we determined that researchers were likely making a type 2 error with the 3-year-old false belief tasks but not with the infant false belief task. Why do you think this is? What is it about the 3-year-old tasks but not the infant tasks that led to a type 2 error?
In the button-pushing experiment with 14-month-olds (slide 16)
What was the theoretical question?
What was the empirical question?
What were the results?
What do the results suggest about the theoretical question?
Considering the False Photograph test:
In what ways is it similar to the Sally-Anne task?
In what important way is it different than the Sally-Anne task?
What do the results of the False Photograph test suggest about theory of mind in 3-year-olds?
What do the results of the False Photograph test suggest about theory of mind in adults with autism?
Even very young children can tell when someone is just pretending.
How might the findings of the visual cliff experiment help us understand how children are able to do this?
Name or describe any other experiment that supports your answer in A.
