Children’s attribution of mental states to humans and social robots assessed with the Theory of Mind Scale

Abstract The present work examined children’s attribution of psychological properties to inanimate agents in two experiments. In Study 1, an Interview Task and the Theory of Mind Scale (ToM Scale) were administered to 4-year-olds with either a human or a humanoid robot (NAO) protagonist. Parents als...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth J. Goldman, Anna-Elisabeth Baumann, Laetitia Pare, Jenna Beaudoin, Diane Poulin-Dubois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96229-7
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