ABSTRACT
Most of the contributions to this volume reflect the fact that between 3 and 5 years various intellectual changes take place that are related to children’s mastery of the false belief task. This reinforces my impression that the false belief task does index some important intellectual acquisition. Needless to say, just what that intellectual achievement is, is hotly contested. I will try to formulate my position on this issue and, thereby, relate to as many of the other chapters as possible, although, in some cases this will not be possible.
