If the false-belief task is modified to involve real-world situations,children younger than four years old can pass this task.This finding suggests that
A)children may have an adequate understanding of others' knowledge at younger ages,but their failure may have been related to aspects of the original false-belief task itself.
B)while children may be able to pass a modified task,they have not yet developed theory of mind.
C)children can only demonstrate awareness of others' knowledge when tasks involve tangible conservation-type problems but not abstract reasoning.
D)the false-belief task may not be a good indicator of theory of mind as research studies have failed to replicate these effects with other theory of mind tests.

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The fact that children can pass a modified version of the false-belief task involving real-world situations suggests that their failure in the original task may not necessarily be due to a lack of understanding of others' knowledge, but rather related to aspects of the task itself. This supports option A as the best choice. Option B is incorrect because passing a modified task does suggest that children have some level of theory of mind. Option C is not supported by the information provided, as no mention is made of conservation-type problems. Option D is not relevant to the given information and can be ruled out.

If the False-Belief Task Is Modified to Involve Real-World Situations,children