The false-belief task depicts a situation where children must understand that their own knowledge of the true facts of a situation may conflict with someone else's false beliefs about the situation. The task is used as a test of this.
A) conservation
B) theory of mind
C) egocentrism
D) concrete operations

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The false-belief task is used to assess a child's theory of mind, which is the ability to understand that others may hold beliefs that are different from one's own and that these beliefs can be false.

The False-Belief Task Depicts a Situation Where Children Must Understand