Describe the methods that researchers have used to assess the mind-reading abilities of non-human animals and explain what the research has revealed about whether non-human animals have a theory of mind.

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(Living Psychology). This assignment looks at research addressing whether non-human animals have a ToM, the role 'false belief' has played in developmental psychology, and finally what 'the frame problem' means in relation to building an artificial mind. Received 78/100 (OU grade 2:1)

a. Describe your own particular interest(s) in children and childhoods that motivated you to study this module. Your interest(s) might be professional, personal or general. b. For the interest(s) you described in (a) above, which perspective(s) on childhood and childhoods presented in block 1 connect with these interest(s), and how do they connect? c. How might another perspective on children and childhoods that is presented in block 1 contribute further to your developing understanding of chi...