Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that:
A. a child's interactions with adults organize the child's learning experiences.
B. children learn only through a complex interaction of rewards and punishments.
C. children are like miniature adults and need to be rigidly instructed to obtain cognitive skills.
D. a child's development is unaffected by ethnicity and gender.
Answer: A
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