ðɛɹ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌv hˈɔːsɚz pˈeɪpɚ stˈeɪɾᵻd ðætðə kˈoʊdɪŋ kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪə wɜː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪn ɪnsəfˈɪʃənt diːtˈeɪl tə kˈoʊd ðə mˈʌŋkiz bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ ænd ðˈæt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɛɹ ɐsˈɛsmənt, ðə kˈɑːʔn̩tˈɑːp tˈæmɚɹˌɪnz dɪdnˌɑːt ʃˈoʊ ðə bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ ðæt ðeɪ kənsˈɪdɚd æz ˈɛvɪdəns fɔːɹ mˈɪɹɚ ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ɪn tʃˌɪmpɐnzˈiːz ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈeɪps.
Their criticism of Hauser's paper stated that the coding criteria were described in insufficient detail to code the monkeys' behavior and that, according to their assessment, the cotton-top tamarins did not show the behavior that they considered as evidence for mirror recognition in chimpanzees or other great apes.