Attributing False Beliefs About Object Identity Reveals a Signature Blind Spot in Humans' Efficient Mind-Reading System

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-311

  Low, Jason ^a   Watts, Joseph ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cognitive development; social cognition; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875029292     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612451469     Document Type: Article

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