@misc{cogprints728, volume = {21}, title = {Simpler for Evolution: Secondary Representation in Apes, Children, and Ancestors}, author = {Thomas Suddendorf}, year = {1998}, pages = {131}, journal = {Behavioral and Brain Sciences}, keywords = {great apes, children, secondary representation, metarepresentation, metamind, evolutionary parsimony, insight, self-recognition, hidden displacement, empathy, synchronous representation, mental attribution, evolutionary psychology, homo erectus}, url = {http://cogprints.org/728/}, abstract = {Great apes show behavioural evidence for secondary representation similar to that of children of about two years of age. However, there is no convincing evidence for metarepresentation in apes. A good evolutionary interpretation should be parsimonious and must bring developmental and comparative data in accord. I propose a model based on the work of Perner (1991) and close by pointing out a logical flaw in Heyes? second proposed experiment} }