An illustration of Pavlov’s theories of how human skills and instincts may have developed from his ape-like ancestors. The responses of monkeys and their ability to learn and to work out problems are demonstrated, with their implications about human behaviour. Research materials used in this film were provided by the academic Ivan Pavlov and Professors Voronin, Gerasimor, Ladygina-Kots, Roginsky, Semyonov, Tikh and Yakimov.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312310
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Soviet Union
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Society, Primitive
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pavlov, Ivan Petrovitch, 1849-1936
History → Science and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)