In teaching Timor to make cookies, his father allows Timor to observe the process and then invites him to participate. This scenario illustrates __________.
A. scaffolding
B. private speech
C. the zone of proximal development
D. guided participation
Answer: D
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Authoritative || Authoritarian || Permissive || Disengaged || || ||
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