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Maxi saw chocolate in the blue cupboard. While he was absent, his mother moved it to the green cupboard. What does it mean if a child thinks Maxi will return and look in the blue cupboard?

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Answer: The child has "theory of mind."

Explanation: Theory of mind involves an important social-cognitive skill that focus on the ability to think about mental states, which includes both your own and those of others. Theory of Mind core concepts are beliefs, desires, and intentions, which are employed to understand why an individual will acts in a certain way or to predict how someone will act or the persons intention. Furthermore, It involves the cognitive ability to make inferences about others' mental states and use them to understand and predict behavior.

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