Cognitive development begins at birth and continues on to adulthood. It is the process by which an individual constructs thought processes such as remembering, problem solving, and decision-making. There has been a lot of research done recently to identify the correlation between screen time and cognitive development. Swing, Gentile, Anderson, and Walsh (2010) examined the association between television viewing and attention problems in children where middle childhood participants along with late adolescent/early adulthood participants were assessed during a 13-month period. Television and video game exposure from the middle childhood participants were by reported by parent and child, and the teacher reported attention problems. The late
