Psychology A-Level
Sally-Anne study
What Sally-Anne study means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A false belief task where children must recognise that Sally will look for her marble where she falsely believes it is, not where Anne moved it.
Topics that use Sally-Anne study
- Cognition and development (AQA A-Level)
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