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S01 E11 / THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: A QUESTION OF LEARNING
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THE FLIGHT OF THE CONDOR: ICE, WIND, AND FIRE
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THE FLIGHT OF THE CONDOR: OCEAN, DESERT, AND THIN AIR
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THE FLIGHT OF THE CONDOR: DOWN THE AMAZON
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AMATE: THE GREAT FIG TREE
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KOPJE: A ROCK FOR ALL SEASONS
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ON THE EDGE OF PARADISE
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FOREST IN THE CLOUDS
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THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: NATURAL MYSTERIES
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THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: IN PRAISE OF GOD
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THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: SEARCH FOR THE MIND
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THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: A QUESTION OF LEARNING
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THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: SIGNS AND SIGNALS
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THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: A QUESTION OF LEARNINGFirst 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.
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