The term 'perspective taking' is sometimes used to describe how one makes inferences about another person's inner state using theoretical knowledge about the other's situation.
[4][need quotation to verify] Theory-theory states that children naturally attempt to construct theories to explain their observations.
[10] Through their growth and development, children will continue to form intuitive theories; revising and altering them as they come across new results and observations.
Vygotsky claims that humans, as social beings, learn and develop by observing others' behavior and imitating them.
[9] In this process of social learning, prior to imitation, children will first post inquiries and investigate why adults act and behave in a particular way.