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@misc{cogprints2614, volume = {21}, title = {Simpler for evolution: Secondary representation in apes, children, and ancestors}, author = {Thomas Suddendorf}, year = {1998}, pages = {131}, note = {Commenatry on C.M. Heyes' target article: Theory of mind in nonhuman primates. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 21, 131.}, journal = {Behavioral and Brain Sciences}, url = {http://cogprints.org/2614/}, 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. } }