Nature · SEASON 1
The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning
Episode 11 · 1982-12-19
- Documentary
- Family
Episode overview
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.
53 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind, and Fire1982-10-10
2. The Flight of the Condor: Ocean, Desert, and Thin Air1982-10-17
3. The Flight of the Condor: Down the Amazon1982-10-24
4. Amate: The Great Fig Tree1982-10-31
5. Kopje: A Rock for All Seasons1982-11-07
6. On the Edge of Paradise1982-11-14
7. Forest in the Clouds1982-11-21
8. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Natural Mysteries1982-11-28
9. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God1982-12-05
10. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Search for the Mind1982-12-12
11. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: A Question of Learning1982-12-19
12. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Signs and Signals1982-12-26
13. The Discovery of Animal Behavior: Living Together1983-01-02
