“…That 4- to 5-year-olds did not provide more valence-matched mental state triads or dyads for consistent-past versus inconsistent-past trials (as did individuals 6 years and older) further confirms that younger children have more difficulty identifying uncertain situations (Lagattuta & Sayfan, 2011, 2013; Lyons & Ghetti, 2011; Robinson et al, 2006). Potentially, this improved differentiation by past-experience type may also have been driven by growing awareness that some situations elicit mixed emotions (Gnepp & Klayman, 1992; Harris, 1983; Harter & Buddin, 1987; Lagattuta, 2005; Larsen, To, & Fireman, 2007), diverse thoughts (Lagattuta et al, 2010, 2014), and conflicting desires (Choe, Keil, & Bloom, 2005; Rostad & Pexman, 2014). …”