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Nature: The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning

7.91982-12-19Documentary, Family

First there is a re-creation of Ivan Pavlov's experiments which led to the discovery of the "conditioned reflex." Then we see the investigation by Otto Pfungst of "Kluge Hans" (Clever Hans) a horse whose apparent knowledge of arithmetic was actually response to subtle signals from his trainer. We also see dramatizations of Thomdike's experiments with chicks, Watson's with terns, and B. F. Skinner's famed work at Harvard in the thirties.

Episodes

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EP 1

The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire

1982-10-10

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The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air

1982-10-17

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The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon

1982-10-24

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Amate: The Great Fig Tree

1982-10-31

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Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons

1982-11-07

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On the Edge of Paradise

1982-11-14

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EP 7

Forest in the Clouds

1982-11-21

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EP 8

The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries

1982-11-28

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God

1982-12-05

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind

1982-12-12

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning

1982-12-19

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals

1982-12-26

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The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together

1983-01-02

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