Which of the following is an example of Vygotsky's idea of scaffolding?
a. After years of watching her mother cut the grass, Emmy is able to cut it on her own when she turns 13 years old.
b. Juan is toilet training. Every time he uses the toilet, his parents give him a gummy candy. Slowly, they begin rewarding him less and less until he is able to use the toilet without expecting a candy.
c. Jesse watches his dad fold the laundry. One day, his dad asks for his help matching up the socks. A few weeks later, he shows him how to fold shirts. Six months later, Jesse is folding all the family's laundry.
d. Lea's teacher thinks that the best way to have children learn their multiplication tables is to do several worksheets.
Answer: C
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Which of the following school schedules would be most beneficial to adolescents because of their sleep cycles?
classes beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending around 3:10 p.m. classes beginning at 6:20 a.m. and ending around 3:10 p.m. classes beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. classes beginning at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 1:00 p.m.