Fifteen-month-olds who witness an object being moved from one location to another while an adult appears not to witness the move will:
A) look longer when the adult searches in the object's original location.
B) look longer when the adult searches in the object's new location.
C) look equally long, regardless of where the adult searches.
D) be surprised that the adult searches for the object.

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This phenomenon, known as the "false belief task," demonstrates that by 15 months of age, infants have an understanding that others can hold false beliefs about the location of objects. Therefore, when the adult searches in the object's original location, they are expected to be surprised and look longer, indicating that they understand the adult's false belief. However, when the adult searches in the object's new location, they are not surprised because they have followed the object's movement and understand where it currently is.

Fifteen-Month-Olds Who Witness an Object Being Moved from One Location