Which of the Following Scenarios BEST Represents Lev Vygotsky's View

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios BEST represents Lev Vygotsky's view of mental and behavioral development?

• A) A teacher assigns challenging tasks that students must complete on their own.
• B) An instructor helps students with laboratory work, showing them how to do things the students cannot yet do.
• C) A teacher waits patiently for students to come up with good answers and assesses their learning capabilities.
• D) An instructor systematically offers standardized tests to students to evaluate their mental abilities on varying subjects.

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Definitions:

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules or methods used to form judgments and make decisions, based on limited and often personal data, rather than exhaustive analysis.

Deliberative Processes

A method of collective decision-making in which participants engage in careful discussion and consideration of issues, options, and their implications before reaching a decision.

Human-Brain Activity

The processes and functions of the brain, including cognitive and neurological activities, that enable consciousness, perception, thinking, judgement, and memory.

Unconscious Intuition

The process of understanding or making decisions without the awareness of the reasoning behind them.