These kinds of questions are retarded and are why measuring intelligence is difficult. First we must make a few observations. We know that Sally and Anne have at the very least seen each other as they are in the same room before Sally puts the marble in the basket. They know of one another, and Anne at the very least saw Sally put the marble in the basket. Next we can observe that if the scenario is based on Earth, and not in the future, they have western names. They aren't named Yamashita and Koshiage or some shit, so they are from the west. It's impossible to know their age, but we can observe at the very least that Sally is old enough to go out on a walk, presumably alone (though not certainly). Finally, we can observe that Anne is not in the room when Sally returns. There are more observations to be made, but these seem to be the most useful ones to answer the question. Now the question is, where will Sally look? This is of course impossible to answer correctly, as we are not Sally and cannot read her mind. The one who made the question probably knows this, and would like to measure the reasoning and deduction skills of the answerer. They are perhaps expecting the answerer to answer the basket, because with minimal thought and observation, the reasoning would follow that Sally will check the basket, where she placed it herself. For her, that is its last known location. However there's a few points that MUST be considered to accurately answer the question. First, the basket is ever so slightly different from the way Sally left it. If Sally is an observant child (impossible to deduce what kind of child Sally is, other than one who enjoys walks and marbles), she will notice her basket has been tampered with. However, this isn't enough to say she will check the box first. Even if she assumes Anne has moved the marble, she will still likely check the basket first, as it doesn't prevent her from then checking the box. That is, UNLESS Sally knows that Anne is a bitch, and knows that Anne will have put it in the box, in which case she would check the box first, as both the tampered basket and Anne's innate nature will point to the box housing the marble. This is where my previous observations come in handy. They are westerners, they at least know of each other, and it could potentially be safe to assume they know each other considering Sally has left her things without supervision in the presence of Anne. We know Sally is at least old enough to go on a walk presumably alone, so it may be safe to assume she's capable of basic deduction as well. In the west it is common to do little pranks, and while the concept of personal ownership is highly regarded from a legal perspective, westerner children aren't raised to respect ownership in a personal regard, which is why we often see toddlers fighting over toys. With these observations in mind, it's actually more prudent to suggest Sally will check the box first, as she knows Anne to some degree, probably has noticed her basket has been tampered with, and Anne is nowhere to be seen. So the actual, correct answer, assuming you observe all the given information closely without dismissing it as irrelevant, is the box. Though it's likely the "official" correct answer is the basket. Which is retarded under correct scrutiny.
