Ms Whitaker Incorporates Peer Tutoring in Her Classroom

question 9

Multiple Choice

Ms. Whitaker incorporates peer tutoring in her classroom. With whose theory of cognitive development does this method best fit?

• A) Freud
• B) Piaget
• C) The Neo-Piagetians
• D) Vygotsky

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Definitions:

Noam Chomsky

A linguistic and cognitive scientist known for his theory of generative grammar and critique of behaviorism.

Behaviorism

A theoretical approach in psychology that studies observable behaviors, emphasizing the role of external factors in shaping behavior and minimizing the importance of innate traits and consciousness.

Linguistics

the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.

Cognitive Science

An interdisciplinary field drawing on research from cognitive psychology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology. The central issues addressed involve the nature of mind and cognition and how information is acquired, stored, and represented.