title: Simpler for Evolution: Secondary Representation in Apes, Children, and Ancestors creator: Suddendorf, Thomas subject: Cognitive Psychology subject: Comparative Psychology subject: Comparative Psychology subject: Developmental Psychology subject: Evolutionary Psychology description: 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 HeyesÂ’ second proposed experiment date: 1998 type: Journal (Paginated) type: PeerReviewed format: text/html identifier: http://cogprints.org/728/1/BBSCOM.html identifier: Suddendorf, Thomas (1998) Simpler for Evolution: Secondary Representation in Apes, Children, and Ancestors. [Journal (Paginated)] relation: http://cogprints.org/728/