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Russell J. Justifying all the fuss about false belief. Trends Cogn Sci. 2005;9(7):307-8doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.05.002.
Russell, J. (2005). Justifying all the fuss about false belief. Trends in cognitive sciences, 9(7), 307-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.05.002
Russell, James. "Justifying all the fuss about false belief." Trends in cognitive sciences vol. 9,7 (2005): 307-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.05.002
Russell J. Justifying all the fuss about false belief. Trends Cogn Sci. 2005 Jul;9(7):307-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.05.002. PMID: 15951225.
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Trends Cogn Sci. 2005 Jul;9(7):307-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.05.002.

Justifying all the fuss about false belief.

Trends in cognitive sciences

James Russell

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  1. Department of Experimental Psychology, Downing Street, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 15951225 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.05.002

Abstract

The classic study by Wimmer and Perner showed that children below the age of about 4 years of age fail to appreciate others' false beliefs. This opened the floodgates to the theory-of-mind research programme. Recently, a study by Riggs and Simpson has called the central challenge of false belief into question, reporting similar difficulties with true belief. I would argue, however, that not only should the acquisition of false belief remain a central concern but that we should think harder about it and its earlier manifestations.

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