First steps

United Kingdom, 1961

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Episode number 1 of Series “Man in the Making”.
This film deals with the development of the brain and the changes brought about as it matures. It attempts to answer such questions as: does a child learn to walk, or is it something that develops regardless of learning?

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Credits

director

Brenda Horsfield

producer

James McCloy

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:28:00:00

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

308575

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Heredity and environment

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning, Psychology o

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Perceptual-motor learning

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Growth

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

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

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

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

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

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Growth

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cognitive psychology

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mind and body

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perceptual-motor learning

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Heredity and environment

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Instinct

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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