What is it about?
We used AI to automatically score how well children understand others’ thoughts and feelings. The system was fast, reliable, and matched human scoring—making it a promising tool for studying social thinking in young people.
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Why is it important?
This study shows how AI can reliably measure how well children understand others’ thoughts and feelings. It could help researchers and educators assess social skills more efficiently, making support more accessible and tailored to individual needs.
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Our study opens up new opportunities for research by showing that machine learning and deep learning algorithms can automatically score children’s responses to open-ended tests of theory of mind, making large-scale, robust studies possible without the need for labor-intensive scoring by trained researchers.
Rory Devine
University of Birmingham
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This page is a summary of: Machine learning and deep learning systems for automated measurement of “advanced” theory of mind: Reliability and validity in children and adolescents., Psychological Assessment, February 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/pas0001186.
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