Piaget and Vygotsky: compare and contrast

RUNNING HEAD: PIAGET AND VYGOTSKY Piaget and Vygotsky Tiffany Dadula 980 031 406 Prof. Isaac Smith PSY 302 March 25, 2004 <Tab/> Everyday life is characterized by conscious purpose. From reaching for food to designing an experiment, our actions are directed at goals. This purpose reveals itself partly in our conscious awareness and partly in the organization of our thoughts and actions. Cognition, as defined as "... the activity of knowing and the processes through which knowledge is …

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