title: Early Social Cognition: Alternatives to Implicit Mindreading.
abstract: According to the BD-model of mindreading, we primarily understand others in terms of beliefs and desires. In this article we review a number of objections against explicit versions of the BD-model, and discuss the prospects of using its implicit counterpart as an explanatory model of early emerging socio-cognitive abilities. Focusing on recent findings on so-called 'implicit' false belief understanding, we put forward a number of considerations against the adoption of an implicit BD-model. Finally, we explore a different way to make sense of implicit false belief understanding in terms of keeping track of affordances.
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Bruin
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strijbos
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slors