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TABLE 11-3
Comparison of Piagets and Vygotskys Theories of Cognitive Development
Piagets Cognitive Theory
FIGURE
11-4 Father has an important role in playing with
the preschool child and infant sibling.
ability to use imagination, engage in fantasy appropriately, and enjoy and use art, music, and other creative activities. It includes expanding skills in logical thinking. Most important, it involves
increasing integration of many kinds of brain functions and
branching of dendrites, as described earlier. Much integrated
learning comes from the childs engaging in motor activity, play,
and language games; talking with adults and peers; and paying attention to both trivial and important aspects of the environment
(7, 8, 32, 55, 59, 63, 66, 67, 70).
Television, videotapes, and video games are used extensively and
are meant to captivate children. Children should watch no more than
one hour daily of slow-paced TV before age 6 years, according to the
American Academy of Pediatrics. Parents report an average of
3 1/2 hours daily of TV watching by age 4 years; video time may