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Simpler for evolution: Secondary representation in apes, children, and ancestors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Thomas Suddendorf
Thomas Suddendorf
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealandt.suddendorf@auckland.ac.nz
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Abstract

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Great apes show behavioral 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's second proposed experiment.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 131
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press