Eight-Year-Old Julie Lives in a Rural Area Where Many People

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Eight-year-old Julie lives in a rural area where many people are farmers or in some other way make their living through agriculture.After a lengthy summer drought, it begins to rain heavily one day in late July."Thank goodness!" Julie hears her father exclaim."Our prayers have finally been answered!" Julie makes a mental note of the cause-and-effect relationship her father has implied.This situation illustrates Vygotsky's belief that:

• A)Adults pass along to children the ways in which their culture interprets events.
• B)Children's level of potential development is always a bit higher than their actual developmental level.
• C)Children acquire more knowledge and skills when scaffolding is kept to a minimum.
• D)Thought and language are distinct processes in the early years of life.

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Definitions:

Young Adulthood

The time period from about 18 to 30 years that is often an extended period of transition involving exploration of potential adult identities.

Intimacy

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Generativity

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Earned Secure

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