A task that tests a child's understanding that other people will act in accord with their own ideas even when the child knows that those ideas are incorrect is called
A) theory of mind.
B) naïve psychology.
C) perceptual categorization.
D) a false-belief problem.

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A false-belief problem tasks a child with understanding that other people can have beliefs that are different from their own, and that those beliefs may be incorrect. This is considered an important milestone in theory of mind development, which is the ability to understand that others have their own thoughts, beliefs, and perspectives. Choices A, B, and C are related to aspects of cognitive development, but do not specifically refer to the understanding of false beliefs.

A Task That Tests a Child's Understanding That Other People