Sheira, a 2-year-old, is told a story about a girl named Brenda. Brenda is looking for her favorite doll.
Although Brenda thinks the doll is under the bed, it really is in the kitchen cabinet. When Sheira is asked where Brenda will look for her doll, Sheira will most probably predict that Brenda will look in which location?

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At the age of 2, children typically do not yet have a fully developed theory of mind, which is the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from their own. Therefore, Sheira is likely to predict that Brenda will look for the doll where it actually is, in the kitchen cabinet, rather than where Brenda believes it to be.

Sheira, a 2-Year-Old, Is Told a Story About a Girl