creators_name: Suddendorf, Thomas
type: journalp
datestamp: 1998-07-21
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:54:14
metadata_visibility: show
title: Simpler for Evolution: Secondary Representation in Apes, Children, and Ancestors
ispublished: pub
subjects: cog-psy
subjects: comp-psy
subjects: comp-psy
subjects: dev-psy
subjects: evol-psy
full_text_status: public
keywords: great apes, children, secondary representation, metarepresentation, metamind, evolutionary parsimony, insight, self-recognition, hidden displacement, empathy, synchronous representation, mental attribution, evolutionary psychology, homo erectus
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
date: 1998
date_type: published
publication: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
volume: 21
pagerange: 131
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Suddendorf, Thomas  (1998) Simpler for Evolution: Secondary Representation in Apes, Children, and Ancestors.  [Journal (Paginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/728/1/BBSCOM.html