title: Phylogenetically conditioned possibilities of the realization and of the development of complex movements at the age of 7 years.
abstract: Upon entering a school the seven-year olds (+/- 2 months) underwent a systematic, experimental, specially programmed, eighteen-month-long transformational procedure. The objective of the procedure was to develop the abilities and to observe the growth and the development of children, both girls and boys. The data were processed by means of discriminant analyses in each of the three control points. There was a total sample of 487 children. With regard to the phylogenetic characteristics of a human, it may be said that the basic abilities connected with phylogenetic development may be clearly recognized, precisely in such a way that children replicate this development throughout their earliest childhood. Most probably, the basic ability was the ability to maintain a postural balance, followed by the ability of movement control. Then came object manipulation by upper extremities, followed by the significance of resistance to inertial forces while moving, and ultimately the control of complex movements of the whole body.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Education, University of Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonacin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blazević
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010802:Phylogeny; D004856:Postural Balance; D011187:Posture