Table 2.

Sample stimuli from the scanner tasks

Task/Condition	Story	Judgment
Person-Description task
Thought	Ethan knew that his sister’s flight from San Francisco was delayed 10 h. Only one flight was delayed so much that night, so when he got to the airport, he knew that flight was hers.	Ethan’s sister is unlikely to use that airline again (Yes/No)
Emotion	Jessica really misses her father who had been sick in the hospital. When she goes to visit, the doctor informs her that her dad had died the night before. Jessica cries out in disbelief.	After calming down, Jessica goes to see her dad’s body (Yes/No)
Appearance	Hank was a heavy-set man with a gut that fell over his belt. He was balding and combed his blonde hair over the top of his head. His face was pleasant, with large brown eyes.	Because of his large gut, Hank’s back was always slightly bent forward (Yes/No)
False-Belief task
False-Belief	The morning of the high school dance, Barbara placed her high heel shoes under the dress and went shopping. That afternoon, her sister borrowed the shoes and later put them under Barbara’s bed.	Barbara gets ready assuming her shoes are under the dress (True/False)
False-Photograph	Old maps near the islands near Titan are displayed in the Maritime museum. Erosion has since taken its toll, leaving only the three largest islands.	Near Titan today, there are many islands (True/False)