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Theory of Mind

Theory of mind is not a theory itself (e.g. like Piaget’s theory), instead it refers to our ability to ‘mind-read’, in other words understand what other people think, feel and know. We have a theory of mind when we have a belief (i.e. a theory) about what is in someone else’s mind.