2 The False Belief Task – A Developmental Sketch of the Paradox of False Belief Understanding

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents ix
4. List of Figures and Tables xiii
5. List of Acronyms xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Significance of the False Belief Task 8
8. 2 The False Belief Task – A Developmental Sketch of the Paradox of False Belief Understanding 31
9. 3 Theories of Mindreading – The Role of Cognitive and Situational Factors in Belief Understanding 50
10. 4 Situational Mental File Account 69
11. 5 Finding a Point of View: Vicarious Mental Files and Perspective Taking 96
12. 6 Pretend Play and Its Importance for Mindreading 111
13. Conclusions and Outlook 131
14. Bibliography 135
15. Subject Index 149
16. Author Index 151