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Does the child respond that way because they have no theory of mind, or because they don't parse the questions well and are just hearing, "blah blah blah what's inside the box?" (this interpretation still supports your point, this is just something I always wonder about when I hear that chlidren have no theory of mind.)
I would say that it is definitely that they do not have the cognitive/developmental abilities. There are MANY experiments, showing various fallacies at various ages. Here are some other examples:
Lack Conservation
Formal Operation
I'd read about those things before, but the videos were still cool, thanks.
Another possibility is a lack of sequencing events in time: if you're not separating "what I see right now" from "what I thought before" consistently, you're going to come up with funny answers.