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As they grow older, children also come to understand other people's mental states- thoughts, beliefs, and desires-and how they affect behavior (Birch et al., 2017; Harris, 2006, 2012). This understanding has important implications for social development because it allows children to move beyond observable actions and appearances and respond to unseen states. Researchers studying children's development of a theory of mind have used stories to find out whether children realize how characters' actions are based on their mental states (Wellman, 2017; Wimmer & Perner, 1983). For example, they tell a story about a young boy named Maxi who puts his candy in a cupboard in the kitchen and goes into another room to play. While Maxi is off playing, his mother moves his candy from the cupboard to a drawer. After a while, Maxi returns and wants his candy. The researcher then asks the child where Maxi will look for his candy. Older preschoolers (4 to 5 years old) typically say that Maxi will search in the cupboard because they know that Maxi will look where he believes the candy to be, not where they themselves know the candy is. Their answer indicates that they know that Maxi's behavior is based on his mental state and are able to separate what Maxi believes to be true from what they know to be true. Younger children (3 years old) ignore Maxi's mental state and say that he will look for the candy in the drawer. Need Assignment Help?