The main theme of Vygotsky's theory is that cognitive growth is

a. a product of the child's social interactions within a cultural and historical context.
b. uninfluenced by language acquisition.
c. universal, with all children developing at the same rate and in the same sequence.
d. exclusively shaped by genetic factors.


a

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Psychology