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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 953-964Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.40.6.953
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This study examined 3-year-olds' explanations for actions of theirs that were premised on a false belief. In Experiment 1, children stated what they thought was inside a crayon box. After stating crayons they went to retrieve some paper to draw on. Children were then shown that the box contained candies and were asked to (a) state their initial belief and (b) explain their action of getting paper. Children who were unable to retrieve their false belief were unable to correctly explain their action. Experiments 2 and 3 ruled out several alternative interpretations for these findings. In Experiment 4, children planned and acted on their false belief. Again, children who were unable to retrieve their false belief were unable to correctly explain their action.
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