Testing infants (TEFC) | Chris Cuthbertson | ACMI collection

Episode of Series “Cognitive Development”.
Aims to give a general picture of the development of infant abilities during the first eighteen months of life and to show how an experienced tester manages the test situation. Shows Dr. Aidan MacFarlane, a paediatrician, assessing the cognitive development of a number of infants aged from 3 to 19 months

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producer

Chris Cuthbertson

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Appears in

Cognitive Development

Group of items

Cognitive Development

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015527

Language

English

Subject categories

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cognition

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Sound

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Holdings

U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)

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