“…Although ToM continues to develop across life span, early childhood is the essential stage of the development of ToM. Compared to infants and toddlers, the biological, cognitive, and socioemotional functions of preschoolers are much more mature, ToM develops much more rapidly, and the impacts of culture on the development of ToM seem to be more significant (e.g., Wellman et al, 2011;Zelazo et al, 2005). Furthermore, children's ToM during this stage predicts their later ToM and social functions (e.g., Shakoor et al, 2012;Zelazo et al, 2005).…”