In the Mayflower Compact, those who signed it, also agreed to the creation of a society that would preserve order and to help them reach their goals. They agreed to create several laws, offices and constitutions that would aid the common good. They also agreed that the laws they created would be supreme and agreed to abide by them.
<span>The field of study in which developmentalists study what infants and children understand about other people's intentions, desires, beliefs, feelings, and so on is referred to as theory of mind.
</span>The term 'theory of mind<span>' was coined by US psychologist David Premack in a famous article (Premack and Woodruff 1978) .
</span><span>It denotes the ability to recognize and attribute mental states — thoughts, perceptions, desires, intentions, feelings.</span>