Research Article

Adults’ Theory of Infants’ Mind: A Comparison between Parents and Nonparents

Table 2

Mental state terminologies that were included in the “mind-related” comment for description task score.

CategorySpecific words

Emotion & preferenceHappy, sad, scared, afraid, joyful, in a good/bad mood, surprised, disgusted, bored, angry, amaze, interested, like, dislike, do not like, prefer, and hate
IntentionTry to, going to
DesireWant, want to do, do not want, I want you to, and I do not want you to
CognitionThink, know, recognize, remember, recall, realize, and expect