Suppose that young children are asked what is most likely to be inside a small dog cage. They say "a dog." When they look inside, they see a chicken. To test the children's theory of mind, what would they likely be asked next?
A) What color is a chicken?
B) What do chickens and dogs have in common?
C) If your friend came in the room and was asked what was in the dog cage, what would he guess?
D) Which would make a better pet, a dog or a chicken?

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False belief tasks are often used to study the limits of children's thinking. A very similar example of a false belief task was described on page 166 of the text. It takes a while for children to understand that we have beliefs based on our experience, and that sometimes those beliefs are false because we do not have enough evidence.

Suppose That Young Children Are Asked What Is Most Likely