@Article{Birch2004,
  author   = {Susan A J Birch and Paul Bloom},
  journal  = {Trends Cogn Sci},
  title    = {Understanding children's and adults' limitations in mental state reasoning.},
  year     = {2004},
  number   = {6},
  pages    = {255-60},
  volume   = {8},
  abstract = {Young children exhibit several deficits in reasoning about their own
	and other people's mental states. We propose that these deficits,
	along with more subtle limitations in adults' social-cognitive reasoning,
	are all manifestations of the same cognitive bias. This is the 'curse
	of knowledge' - a tendency to be biased by one's own knowledge when
	attempting to appreciate a more na\"ive or uninformed perspective.
	We suggest the developmental differences in mental state reasoning
	exist because the strength of this bias diminishes with age, not
	because of a conceptual change in how young children understand mental
	states. By pointing out the common denominator in children's and
	adults' limitations in mental state reasoning we hope to provide
	a unified framework for understanding the nature and development
	of social cognition.},
  doi      = {10.1016/j.tics.2004.04.011},
  keywords = {Adult, Child, Child Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Humans, Mental Processes, Problem Solving, Social Perception, 15165550},
}

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