Michelle, Age Four, Is in a Hurry to Get Herself

question 118

Multiple Choice

Michelle, age four, is in a hurry to get herself ready to go to preschool. She is talking the entire time, narrating how she is getting dressed and what she wants to take for a snack. Vygotsky would say that, by using private speech to solve her problem, Michelle is:

• A) engaging in egocentric and immature thinking.
• B) likely to be socially competent.
• C) functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZPD).
• D) engaging in scaffolding.

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Definitions:

English Colonists

Individuals from England who settled in areas of North America, eventually leading to the establishment of early American colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Jamestown

The initial enduring settlement by the English in North America, founded in Virginia during the year 1607.

Headright System

A land grant policy that was used during the colonization of America, offering settlers a certain amount of land for each individual they brought over to the New World.

House of Burgesses

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America, established by the Virginia Company in 1619.