Vygotsky Believed That Private Speech Is

question 100

Multiple Choice

Vygotsky believed that private speech is

• A) an important tool of thought in early childhood years.
• B) a sign of delayed language development.
• C) socially paralyzing in adolescence.
• D) a hindrance to problem solving.

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Exosystem

A component of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, referring to the social settings that indirectly influence an individual, such as a parent's workplace.

Ecological-Systems Model

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Community Hospital

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