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One feature that separates humans from other primates is the propensity to make inferences regarding other individuals’ mental states, and particularly inferences relating to beliefs (Call & Tomasello, 2008; Premack & Woodruff, 1978). For example, imagine that you see a man you do not know walk by and glance at you—twice. You would likely question his inten-tions for doing so and consider that maybe he mistakenly thought he knew you. This ability that allows a person to rea-son about another’s beliefs, feelings, desires, intentions, or goals is termed theory of mind (ToM; Premack & Woodruff, 1978). Given the important role that such social processing plays in people’s everyday lives, and the benefits it affords individu-als in interacting with others and with the environment, it is not surprising that ToM has been a major topic of investigatio