A child needs to learn how to tie her shoe. Which best describes how Vygotsky's sociocultural theory would view the ideal way for the child to learn this skill?
A. The child would need to be reinforced for behaviors that come closer and closer to the final skill.
B. The child should be allowed to independently explore the shoe, and she will eventually learn to tie it herself.
C. The child should be guided by a more skilled tutor, who should provide gradual guidance based off of the child's abilities.
D. The child will naturally produce the shoe-tying behavior as their brain matures and develops more neural connections. No help is necessary.
Answer: C
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