Baby Einstei

Read: The Rise and Fall of Baby Einstein (Graham, 2017)
Read: Television and DVD Viewing in Children Younger than 2 Years (Zimmerman et al. 2007)

Now you are ready to start writing! Please use the guide below to organize your work (Do not include the questions in your assignment):
Paragraph 1: Provide a brief overview of the Baby Einstein controversy (Graham, 2017). What did the Baby Einstein company (and other “educational video” companies) claim were the cognitive benefits associated with infants watching their videos? Were these claims supported by research evidence?
Paragraph 2: Describe the research study by Zimmerman et al. (2007). Make sure to explain what the researchers measured and what their conclusions were. What do these results suggest about infants’ capacity to learn from video?
Paragraph 3: Using what you have learned in this class about cognition during the first few years of life, what are yourthoughts about this topic? Are there any benefits associated with television viewing for children under the age of two? Do children at this age have the cognitive capacity to learn from video?
Paragraph 4: Putting it all together, provide your concluding remarks about this topic. Should companies be held accountable to claims that affect children and families?

Reference List: Using APA formatting, list your references. You will need to include:

1) Graham (2017)

2) Zimmerman et al. (2007)

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