Which of the following is the best example of effectively using false-belief understanding? At a magic show, a magician supposedly saws a woman in half. You know that the woman wasn't actually sawed in half, but you hypothesize that all the other audience members believe she really was. You own a black box containing a toy spider that jumps out at you when you open it. You tell a friend that there is tea inside the box and to open it. Your friend agrees. You hypothesize that your friend will be scared when they open the box because they believe there is tea in the box, and are not expecting a spider At a magic show, a magician supposedly saws a woman in half. You know that the woman wasn't actually sawed in half, and you hypothesize that other audience members also know that she wasn't.

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Which of the following is the best example of effectively using false-belief understanding?

At a magic show, a magician supposedly saws a woman in half. You know that the woman wasn't actually sawed in half, but you hypothesize that all the other audience members believe she really was.

You own a black box containing a toy spider that jumps out at you when you open it. You tell a friend that there is tea inside the box and to open it. Your friend agrees. You hypothesize that your friend will be scared when they open the box because they believe there is tea in the box, and are not expecting a spider

At a magic show, a magician supposedly saws a woman in half. You know that the woman wasn't actually sawed in half, and you hypothesize that other audience members also know that she wasn't.

 

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