Theory of Mind Task Selector

Purpose

This skill encodes expert knowledge for selecting, administering, and interpreting Theory of Mind (ToM) assessments. It provides a construct taxonomy, task selection decision trees, age-appropriate recommendations, psychometric properties, and guidance on confounds. A general-purpose programmer would not know which ToM tasks are appropriate for which populations, the developmental sequence of ToM abilities, or the psychometric limitations of common measures.

When to Use This Skill

• Selecting a ToM measure for a developmental, clinical, or adult study
• Matching a ToM task to the target population (children, adults, ASD, brain injury, aging)
• Designing a comprehensive ToM assessment battery
• Evaluating the psychometric properties of a proposed ToM measure
• Identifying confounds (language, executive function, IQ) that may affect ToM task performance
• Interpreting ceiling/floor effects in ToM data

Research Planning Protocol

Before executing the domain-specific steps below, you MUST: