While Resembling Vygotsky's Theory in Many Respects, Piaget's Is More

question 16

True/False

While resembling Vygotsky's theory in many respects, Piaget's is more explicitly social, and more attentive to the unique features of the child's own sociocultural environment.

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Definitions:

Mechanistic Perspective

An approach in science and philosophy that sees natural processes as being driven by mechanical forces or entities, often disregarding mental, social, or spiritual explanations.

Channel

In communication, a medium through which a message is transmitted from a sender to a receiver.

Group Polarization

The phenomenon whereby a group's prevailing opinions or decisions become more extreme than the individual initial inclinations after group discussion.

Risky Shift

The phenomenon where groups make riskier decisions collectively than individuals would when making decisions alone.