MENTE — Mentalizing Nonliteral Emotion: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Digital Chat-Based Pragmatic Theory of Mind Measure in Brazilian Adults

# MENTE — Mentalizing Nonliteral Emotion: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Digital Chat-Based Pragmatic Theory of Mind Measure in Brazilian Adults **Authors:** Lucas Fortaleza de Aquino Ferreira (ORCID 0000-0001-8815-7309), Lenifer Siqueira Landim (ORCID 0009-0000-9305-1250), Charlene Coleman (ORCID 0009-0004-5829-4854), Ana Maria Luna Neri Benevides (ORCID 0000-0002-7723-8127) **Institution:** NeurAtip, Fortaleza, Brazil / NeurAtip, Dublin, Ireland **Project DOI:** https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7ETMF **Version:** v2.7 (2026-08-19) — ready for submission to International Journal of Testing **License:** No license — (c) 2026 NeurAtip. All Rights Reserved. ## Abstract MENTE is a performance-based instrument measuring pragmatic Theory of Mind, implicature, facework, repair, and interpretive bias through digital chat threads and narrative vignettes. N=105 Brazilian adults (Mage=35.4, SD=9.1; 53% female; range 18-58). Mean raw score 21.84/31 (SD=5.39, range 5-31). Cronbach alpha=.831 (listwise N=103). The instrument is a research tool, not a diagnostic test. Not SATEPSI-approved. ## IP Notice MENTE items, stimuli, and answer key are proprietary intellectual property of NeurAtip. No item text, answer key, or complete instrument is included. For item-level access: lucas@neuratip.com (Material Transfer Agreement required). ## Citation Ferreira, L. F. A., Landim, L. S., Coleman, C., & Benevides, A. M. L. N. (2026). MENTE (Mentalizing Nonliteral Emotion): Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Digital Chat-Based Pragmatic Theory of Mind Measure in Brazilian Adults [Draft preprint]. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7ETMF