Abstract
Recent research has forced a rethink of the commonly held consensus that young children have little understanding of other minds before the age of four years. With novel methods and new paradigms, it is now clear that even young infants are sensitive to others’ perspectives and resulting beliefs. What does such a sensitivity imply? This chapter reviews the evidence to date and interpretations of the data that have emerged. It then asks how we might characterize an early sensitivity to beliefs by looking at what behaviours these early representations might support. Finally, it points out ways in which infant’s understanding of other minds might permit inferences about behaviour without including some of the attributes of a concept of belief that, as adults, we readily appreciate.
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