When Amber's father picked her up from her preschool class on Wednesday, he was surprised to find that she had learned eight new words that day. According to Vygotsky's levels of analysis, Amber's increased vocabulary represents ____ development

a. ontogenetic
b. sociohistorical
c. phylogenetic
d. microgenetic


D

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