2.4.2 Original Lists of the Research Items with Final 36 Items

For more information concerning the statistical analysis, see "Analysis to Determine Which Items Qualify for Motor Observation Selection". In this list you will see items in dark letters. These are the items which remained after the statistical analysis

  • Take off shoes and socks
  • Smooth eye movements
  • Following circular movements
  • Midline crossing
  • Independent eye movements
  • Convergence both eyes,
  • Convergence-left eye
  • Convergence-right eye
  • Head turning, with eye fixation
  • Motor planning of the mouth
  • Slow movements
  • Finger Opposition, left, right, both without visual control
  • Diadochokineses-left
  • Diadochokineses-right,
  • Diadochokinesis-both
  • Alternating diadochokineses of the hands
  • Schilder's arm extension test -
    • -Choreatic motions/tremors/arm extension item
    • -Arm extension during passive head motions
    • -Resistance to passive head motions
  • Symmetrical tonic neck reactions
  • Asymmetrical tonic neck reactions left
  • Asymmetrical tonic neck reactions right
  • Dynamic asymmetrical tonic neck reactions-left
  • Dynamic asymmetrical tonic neck reactions-right
  • Cocontraction-arms, trunk, head
  • Prone extension
  • Supine flexion position
  • Rolling-left
  • Rolling-right
  • Palpation of muscle tone in arms and hands, passively hypotonia or hypertonia
  • Passive muscle tone in legs hypotonia or hypertonia
  • Protective reactions in kneeling
  • Equilibrium reactions on ball in sitting position
  • Protective reactions in prone position on the ball
  • Gravitational security on the ball
  • Walking-forward/ backwards
  • Jumping
  • Hopping-left
  • Hopping-right
  • Skipping
  • Heel to toe walking- forward
  • Heel to toe walking- backward
  • Running
  • Running-forward
  • Running-backward
  • Catching
  • Throwing
  • Broad jump
  • Jumping Jacks
  • Drawing a lazy eight with both hands at the same time,
  • Drawing a lazy eight-left
  • Drawing a lazy eight-right
  • General activity level- hypo-hyper
  • Defensive reactions to tactile stimuli
  • Gravitational security in general
  • Motor planning
  • Concentration, attention and distractibility
  • Understanding a spoken instruction
  • Tonus Observation
  • Putting on socks and shoes and tying shoelaces