title: What do mind readers know and what do we know about mind readers?
abstract: In this commentary, I raise various questions about Kim and Harris's fascinating findings. I ask what kind of knowledge children expect telepathic individuals to have, who children might consider to be good mind readers, why children value telepathy, and how puzzled children are by telepathy. I suggest potential ways to address some of these questions and end by reiterating the importance of probing individual differences in scepticism and credulity.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Woolley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008273:Magic / Q000523:psychology*; D013688:Telepathy; D056345:Theory of Mind / Q000502:physiology
keywords: magic; omniscience; skepticism; telepathy; wishing