In Robinson and Mitchell's (1992) study, children watched a scenario in which the speaker didn't know that some bags of material had been swapped around. When the speaker asked for the bag in the drawer, observing child participants were asked to point to the location from which the speaker really wanted the bag; the correct answer was to point to:

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In this study, the correct answer is to point to the cupboard because the children understood that the speaker's true intent was to refer to the bag's original location before it was swapped, demonstrating an understanding of the speaker's perspective and intention.

In Robinson and Mitchell's (1992) Study, Children Watched a Scenario