Reviews some of the work of the Russian physiologist, Ivan Pavlov, whose experiments with conditioned reflexes paved the way to a better understanding of human and animal behaviour. The difference between blind instinct present in all animals from birth, and reflex reactions set up by conditioning to certain often repeated stimuli is made clear. The process of checking the reflexes is explained and its application in the treatment of certain neuroses in human beings is shown.
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ACMI Identifier
002321
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Physiology
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conditioned response
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Instinct
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pavlov, Ivan Petrovitch, 1849-1936
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physiology - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology, Physiological
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Instinct
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)