This lecture continues the discussion of learning as described by Konrad Lorenz, including imprinting and curiosity.

Lecture 29: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 2

This lecture concludes the discussion of learning as described by Konrad Lorenz with a focus on motor learning and neuroanatomy.

Lecture 30: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior

This lecture covers cultural determinism and sociobiology, including fitness and altruistic behaviors.

Lecture 25: Cultural determinism and sociobiology

This lecture discusses the relationships between sociobiology and culture.

Lecture 27: Sociobiology and culture

This lecture discusses Konrad Lorenz, theTriumph of Sociobiology as well as learning.

Lecture 28: Triumph of sociobiology and learning

This lecture covers a critique of cultural determinism.

Lecture 26: Critique of cultural determinism

This lecture continues on the topic of sociobiology with discussions of the domestic cat videos viewed during the previous class, mating behaviors and inherent biases of men and women.

Lecture 23: Sociobiology, mating behaviors and scientific method

This lecture covers important discoveries of sociobiology research, including group selection and cryptic female choice behaviors.

Lecture 24: Discoveries of sociobiology

This lecture discusses the influence of genes/genetics on social behavior, including continuing the discussion of path analyses.

Lecture 21: Genetic influences on social behavior

This lecture continues the discussion of sociobiology subject matter, including path analysis.

Lecture 20: Sociobiology

This lecture describes anti-predator behaviors.

Lecture 17: Anti-predator behavior

This lecture discusses mating behaviors and their effects on reproduction.

Lecture 18: Mating and reproduction

This lecture continues the discussion of communication behaviors and Meerkats.

Lecture 15: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 2

This lecture discusses foraging behaviors.

Lecture 16: Foraging behaviors

This lecture introduces communication and uses the Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert as an example.

Lecture 14: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 1

This lecture continues with the discussion of evolution as well as the development and plasticity of behavior.

Lecture 13: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 2

This lecture discusses evolution as well as the development and plasticity of behavior.

Lecture 12: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 1

This lecture finishes the discussion of Lorenz' fundamentals of ethology.

Lecture 11: Lorenz on fundamentals of ethology, part 3

This lecture discusses Lorenz' approaches to ethology.

Lecture 10: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 2

This lecture introduces Konrad Lorenz' fundamentals of ethology.

Lecture 9: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 1

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