SIP step

Theme

Question put to the child

Possible answers

Encoding of social cues

Felt emotion of the child

How do you feel?

Happy

Sad

Angry

Surprised

Emotion’s intensity

Do you feel a little bit [emotion] or very [emotion]?

A little bit

Very

Interpretation of social cues

Attribution (hostile?)

Why did Sam play like that?

He was angry with me

He made mistakes on purpose to get more candies than me

He didn’t do it on purpose. The game was too difficult for him

I don’t know

Clarifying goals

Intention (1)

Would you agree to play again with Sam?

Yes

No

I don’t know

Clarifying goals

Accessing or building a response

Intention (2)

Will you play correctly to win candies for him or will you lose on purpose to get more candies than Sam?

Yes (at the previous question)

I will play correctly to win candies for Sam

I will lose on purpose to stop Sam getting candies

I don’t know

No (at the previous question)

Because I am angry with Sam

Because I am sad

I don’t know

I don’t know