A child is told a story using two dolls named Sally and Anne.Sally has a basket,while the Anne has a box.The experimenter than explains that Sally puts a coin in her basket and goes out to play.In the meantime,Anne takes the coin from Sally's basket and puts it into her box.Sally comes back inside and looks for the coin.The experimenter asks the child "Where will Sally look for her coin?" If the child says that Sally will look for her coin in her basket,the child is demonstrating that he or she has developed
A) animism.
B) theory of mind.
C) conservation.
D) egocentric thought.

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The correct answer is B, theory of mind. This is because the question involves understanding that Sally has a belief about where her coin is (in her basket), even though that belief is no longer accurate (the coin has been moved to Anne's box). Understanding that other people can have beliefs that differ from reality is a key component of theory of mind development. Animism (A) is attributing lifelike qualities to inanimate objects, conservation (C) is the understanding that quantity remains the same even if the shape changes, and egocentric thought (D) is the inability to take other people's perspectives into account. None of these explanations accurately describe the situation in the question.

A Child Is Told a Story Using Two Dolls Named