Theory of mind - Smarties task and Sally-Anne Task

[@MsKaddelz]

There you go sally!!

[@Eyes_Unclouded]

so cute :)

[@Naturallylavishesthetics]

😂

[@jasmindzz]

She got me there honestly, lovely haha

[@ranibhutani]

She sounded exactly like Peppa pig 🥰

[@MimisMagicaLife]

Love that she turned the experiment into a cooperative game with Sally.

[@saimbhat6243]

Elizabeth is an angel, if she say anything, it must be true

[@artugert]

At 4:00 he says "Where will Sally look for the marble?" She takes the marble out of the box and says, "There you go, Sally!" Technically, she didn't answer the question or demonstrate that she even understood the question. She just understood that Sally wanted the marble and so she gave it to her. At 2:02 "Can you remember what's inside the box?" Pencils. "What did you think was in the box?" Pencils. Again, I think this is a matter of understanding what question is being asked. The question should at least be asked in a more clear manner, such as "Just a moment ago, when I asked you what was inside the box, what was your answer?" If you just say "What did you think", in her mind it's not clear what precise moment you're referring to.

[@nuptvalorant1494]

at that age they can understand simple questions like what did you think was in the box.

[@ariistra195]

They can understand the questions by then, she answered what she thought. He specifically asked her what she thought was in the box before and she said pencils

[@mii5159]

About the smarties - he did ask her about another person coming in, and she confirmed a person that wasn't there would also believe there are pencils in the box :) that was another confirmation to her actual understanding, as you are correct and the questions were not always clear enough

[@brendalg4]

"Just a moment ago" isn't clear either. It could refer to when she thought there was Smarties in the box AND when she found out there were pencils. Sad that multiple people in the comments are not even getting your point

[@GeorgenaTaylor-lm9vo]

I agree. I believe the activity shows more about language acquisition skills rather than how a child may theorize. When a child lacks language skills it can influence their cognition and social/emotional skills. While the children were very cooperative, their ability to understand the information and questions were just a reflection of how language can be more complex for children.

[@HelloAnitaStar]

Watching this for a class. Great video!

[@bennemann]

I feel like the girl at 0:01 is looking straight into my soul.

[@user-pn4gq7sw1n]

I haven't laughed this hard in ages ahahahahahahahahahah

[@Astria1979]

Because someone switched her tube of Smarties for pencils 😏

[@nadiahorta9962]

she knows what you did

[@rebeccabrewer2221]

That Charlie Lewis is attractive :)

[@leaves12]

us women , always getting distracted. :D

[@blueckaym]

So "what happens between ages of 3 and 4?" really?

[@notexactlyrocketscience]

5:21 onward

[@gl3110]

That's a damn cute baby.

[@misswendyjane4992]

It's cheating by having Sally's head looking towards the box - she should have been looking straight ahead.

[@brianamartinez1469]

She looked at the box with Connor as well but he still got it right

[@nicksamuel8324]

it still should have been neutral

[@ariistra195]

Kids dont think that far ahead

[@brendalg4]

​@@ariistra195I don't want you designing a study.

[@tenzintsenpey5274]

what happened between the ages 3 and 4? i wanna know the answer.

[@mimp3486]

Me too

[@gv2212]

the kid achives his first evolution

[@heidihol]

The answer is C.

[@MelB868]

The kid gets a year older.

[@WhereToby]

Idk I only got 60%

[@Emma-py8ue]

there you go sally!

[@ampur2]

I actually took this test as an adult and I answered like Elizabeth, well...I have ASD, there was another test with an ice cream truck, failed that one as well hahahaha

[@DeeEm2K]

What's ASD

[@victoria1763]

​@@DeeEm2Kautism spectrum disorder

[@RedstoneExplorer-m5y]

@ampur2 Why did you answer wrong, was it just a mistake or you didn't understand that? And later did you understand why your answer was wrong? I'm just curious about that and your way of thinking.

[@ampur2]

@@RedstoneExplorer-m5y hmm..it just felt right at that moment because I always have this belief that if I know or can do sth, other people will know or can do it as well, which is not true after all. after the explanation I do get it so if the same question was handed to me I will get the answer right but if similar questions with different settings, there is a high chance that I will get it wrong again.

[@sg_yelin]

hi would it be ok if i use your comment in my ppt by any chance?

[@shunfx7982]

Hi Adam, I'm a staff member from Coventry University in the UK. We'd like to use your video for our online course. Do you think you can provide me with a full length video? Let me know.

[@AdmiralZhao007]

the video is from almost a decade ago you nonce

[@isaacyip1998]

i wonder how old are the kids now

[@liamsmith9824]

The amount of time the child was made to say pencils before the question, what will he say is in the box? What then if the child had said smarties 5 times instead of pencils, then i hypothesis he will say to the question, what will he say is in box ? SMARTIES. Any feedback is a learning

[@Phlebas]

On an unrelated note, does anyone else think the narrator sounds like a Scottish Marina Sirtis?

[@sg-km4hv]

Children 's mind are more determined at 4 years of age, that probabilities candy wrapper contains candy are higher than a year before. Same they are more certain that marble won't teleport itself. Older the kid, better they know how reality works. Without observation or experience, how they supposed to know things don't just disappear and show up at a different place. Physics is learned, not born with.

[@brendalg4]

I remember reading a book by a magician... He said if the kids were young enough, he could show them an empty paper bag. Walk off stage. Put a rabbit in it. Come back out... And the kids think it's magic.

[@SunshineC]

Thank you for uploading! Do you by any chance have the complete video?

[@bobbobson6867]

Probably because they don't understand a recurssive question. They are hearing "What [does J think] is in the box?"

[@iadorenewyork1]

The little girl in pink and maroon asked what the pencils are “for”. The investigator completely ignores her question. Did he zone out there, or he is he purposefully ignoring the child?

[@emmanarotzky6565]

He’s probably not allowed to go off-script for the experiment so he pretends not to hear the question and asks a question of his own instead

[@CuarentaZ40]

The entire dialogue is scripted in the name of science to minimize the already existing anomalies .

[@tweaker1bms]

You have the next part?

[@alanprice8638]

1:35 Smarties test

[@abigailzoe7459]

So Connor's intelligent is above average and perhaps even a genius

[@louisechisnall995]

Which video is this from?

[@jakeknight1995]

This guy sounds like a narrator for Thomas the tank engine

[@elviskidzeru9526]

Incredible tests

[@jenniferh.7219]

Are there vids of other tests like this? Not just this test, but other ones?

[@607]

Maybe. I guess you could search for 'theory of mind test' or 'sally-anne test' or similar.

[@brendalg4]

Yes... Also try marshmallow test

[@kihntagious]

Doesn't their response depend on how much they have been corrected or made to think they are wrong?

[@Stew-k7k]

Nah.. watch out for that Elizabeth! She tries to gaslight him 🤨

[@MrCatwalkonramp]

Or, they just didn't understand your question

[@sg-km4hv]

Maybe sally is just a artistic girl who believe in magic.

[@kkurrent66]

lol yea lets say its that

[@QonnyWolf]

I really have to say that sallys head is always turned towards the box where the marble actually is. You should do the test without this because something like that could distort the results 😬

[@reigen4030]

But I want to know what they’d do if the adult explained to the child ? Like he just went with what she first said but maybe she was just confused lol?

[@carlagomez1030]

how cute {: so innocent

[@sg-km4hv]

Newborn won't be surprised if things disappear or move by it self. If that's the way it is, they will adapt to it. With years leaning, when things behave contrarily against their beliefs, then they will be surprised and try to find a explanation

[@auti34]

I have autism an I still struggle with this

[@alexneagu4805]

+ATTRIA joy Well, I don't know if this explanation helps or not, but think about it like this. Sally is a person, and Anne is also a person. They are two separate people right? Well, any two people in the world cannot have the same mind and they can't experience the same things at the same time. So while Anne is gone, Sally cannot know what is happening with Anne.

[@devilvocano420]

Hope u got cured

[@80ki68]

@@devilvocano420 XD

[@awadoo4503]

Well scientists didn't know there was such a thing as "Theory of Mind" untill they've studied autism

[@vernorexia682]

@@devilvocano420 Autism is not an illness there for it cannot be cured.

[@MelB868]

You thought smarties were in the box. I wasn’t this slow at 3

[@eustachetraista2061]

how about they didnt understand the use and meaning of words in their own mind so when they are being asked questions they misinterpret them.

[@32446]

The children are so sweet

[@desertcrown]

good boy who did the task great !

[@LPArabia]

I think she didn't get the question. Have this been tested on kids from other languages? Maybe do an observational test that requires no question and answers?

[@cippo1987ITA]

+LPArabia here it is a bit dodgy due to the video, this test have been performed plenty of times in different places and also to animals!

[@StwR1989]

See how Elizabeth tries to gaslight him 😑

[@lossedatsea1811]

Dang she did hahahaha

[@SanjeevKumar-lw2hk]

Very nice

[@terencegurung7979]

Wow like 👌

[@sg-km4hv]

Kids who believe candy box always contains candy, pencils should be in pencil box are boring

[@MelB868]

The little boy was smarter

[@bruisedviolets]

No he developed quicker or he was a few months older

[@sdfsfsefewfe]

If only other tests for autism were that simple!

[@jessicaleung6085]

bad controls, seriously flawed

[@adamism9]

Thanks for your comment. Could you expand? Do you have an alternative explanation for the results?

[@markvincentordiz]

Very misleading conclusion. I don't care if it has been theorized or tested by big people. The kid just helped sally, she did not really answer the question.

[@evi4112]

pencils,mmmm

[@mykemckay1783]

Not sure I like the term 'procedure' :(

[@SSDsmiley]

What is wrong with the term 'procedure'?

[@mykemckay1783]

It seems more clinical and less personal :(