What is Vygotsky's view on cognitive development?
Answer:
Cognitive development involves-Dialogues with skilled partners within the zone of proximal development. Incorporation of what tutors say into what they say to themselves.
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Problem solving, reasoning, and memory skills that are not greatly influenced by experience are part of:
a. fluid intelligence b. crystallized intelligence c. interpersonal intelligence d. practical intelligence
Dan is 44 years old. He always wanted to circumnavigate the world in his sailboat. Dan realizes with all his family and occupational responsibilities this may never happen. Levinson would say Dan is experiencing
a. middle age senescence. c. the troubled 40s. b. a mid-life upheaval. d. a mid-life transition.
Dependent on introspection, early attempts at studying human mental processes were less than satisfactory because
a. human understanding cannot be obtained from introspection. b. mental processes cannot be understood through introspection. c. introspection is difficult to confirm. d. they closely followed the scientific method.
Research on pragmatics shows that by age 2, most children
A) adjust their speech to fit the age, sex, and social status of their listeners. B) take turns in face-to-face interactions and respond appropriately. C) are able to maintain a topic over long periods of time. D) adapt their language to social expectations.