Abstract: Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to make inferences about others’ mental states. The typical paradigm is False Belief on which the adolescences and the adults show ceiling effects. Valerie E. Stone with her colleagues designed the Faux Pas Recognition to measure the ToM of the adolescences and the adults. The reasons of using Faux Pas Recognition, structures of new paradigm, application on different kinds of subjects, and the differences from the typical way of studying ToM are introduced, with the agreement of Stone. Meanwhile the limitations of the Faux Pas Recognition are analyzed, such as validity, dissociation from the performance of language, and dissociation from executive function. Finally the prospect of developing local standard Faux Pas Recognition and using it to study higher ToM has been discussed.

Key words: theory of mind, senior theory of mind, faux pas recognition