Mental evolution and development: Evidence for secondary representation in children, great apes, and other animals.

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"Theory of mind" in schizophrenia: a review of the literature. (2005, background): “…empirical evidence that other great apes, especially chimpanzees, evolvedthecognitivecapacitytorepresentothermindstoa certain degree—and perhaps to go beyond, as may tentatively be concluded from observations of seemingly intentional deception and teaching (Suddendorf and Whiten 2001; Byrne 2003).”
The Innate Mind: Structure and Contents (2005, background): “…claim is controversial, and so we direct the reader’s attention to other authors who believe the evidence supports a wider distribution of this ability in living primates or other taxa (e.g., Boesch & Boesch-Achermann, 2000; Call & Tomasello, 2003; Hare et al., 2000; Suddendorf & Whiten, 2001).”
Self‐Awareness in Human and Chimpanzee Infants: What Is Measured and What Is Meant by the Mark and Mirror Test? (2006, result): “MSR is thus, a secondary representation in accordance with the definition offered by Suddendorf and Whiten (2001).”
Handbook of Metamemory and Memory (2013, background): “Being reflections, which allow control of mental representations, these particular capabilities form the basis of what is usually referred to as mind (Donald, 1991; Suddendorf & Whiten, 2001).”
The Existential Theory of Mind (2002, background): “There is sufficient evidence to argue that chimpanzees, in fact, are capable of this form of secondary representational thought (for a review, see Suddendorf & Whiten, 2001).”