This is her dolly, and the toddler does not…

This is her dolly, and the toddler does not realize that her aunt cannot know what "this" might be. The reason: at three she has not yet developed the capacity for what psychologists call "theory of mind," the ability to know what someone else perceives, thinks, or feels.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

Also belongs to

• The Mind in the Cockpit
• The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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