0 the ability to understand that other people have thoughts, knowledge, and feelings that are not the same as yours:
The selective forces that gave rise to our large brains and our full-blown theory of mind remain mysterious.
Young children don't develop a theory of mind until they're nearly 4 years of age.
Some scientists at the conference believe chimps have a true theory of mind.
For an animal to lie, it has to have what's called a theory of mind.
