Research Report Presentation

Research Report Presentation
Research Question:
Do 15-Month-Old Infants Understand False Beliefs?

Introduction
The theory of representation mind says that “ kids start responding to
false beliefs at the age of three when they start determining the behaviors
of the other, should we sustain this theory or we need an amendment ?
• Does this hold true for fifteen-month-old infants as well?
• Can we find an answer to this question with the help of “Violation of
the expression method.” ?
• What is the role of familiarization and belief induction , in the process
of the formation of a false belief. How it is different in the case of
infants.
• What type of strategies infants can apply in order to form a belief or a
false belief?

Introduction
The importance of the research
This research can act as a milestone in the field of understanding child psychology.
The recommendations obtained through this research can help experts in developing
a pedagogy for the infants. The findings of this research can also support autistic
children as well.
The research findings forming the base of the study
Many two-year-old kids performed standard false belief talk stem and modified false
belief task stem successfully. This success indicates the presence of some low-level
strategies and sophisticated strategy to complete this task. In the current research,
the researchers want to identify these strategies and come up with an evidence-
based finding.
Hypothesis
As an adult we are aware of the holding and formation of false beliefs, with the help
of a kid researchers wish to understand more about the origins of this ability in the
terms of neuronal correlates and social competence.

Methods and Procedures
The method of the
“violation of the
expectation” was
implemented over a child.
The number of the infants
participated = 15
The ration of the successful
search based on the “false
belief”= 100 percent