Social connection and mental state reasoning

Key Points

• This commentary addresses the gap in research concerning infants' reasoning about the minds of individuals beyond strangers.
• Analyzed existing literature on infants' mental state reasoning.
• Critically examined the implications of focusing on stranger interactions over familiar social relationships.
• Calls for future research to incorporate the effects of social connections on mental state reasoning.
• Suggests that understanding familiar relationships can enhance insights into cognitive development.

Abstract