Perception

United Kingdom, 1961

Film
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Episode number 3 of Series “Man in the Making”.
A study of the development of perception in the human being. An experiment to test the reaction of a baby to a cliff is shown. Speakers include Dr. J. M. Tanner, Dr. KM. L. Johnson Abercrombie, and Dr. Kevin Murphy.

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Credits

director

Brenda Horsfield

producer

James McCloy

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1961

Appears in

Man in the Making

Group of items

Man in the Making

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

308457

Language

English

Subject categories

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Perception in children

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception in children

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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