Four-Year-Old Gustav Appears to Be Talking to Himself as He

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Essay

Four-year-old Gustav appears to be talking to himself as he is building a tower of blocks. Describe Vygotsky's take on this behavior (e.g., Is this normal behavior? Is this a helpful behavior? Will this behavior go away?).

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Definitions:

6-Sided Dice

A cube with numbers from 1 to 6 on each side, used in games of chance to generate random numbers.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, typically showing the number of data points that fall within a range of values, divided into bins or intervals.

Simulation

The act of mimicking the operation of a real-world process or system over time, often via computer models.

Central Limit Theorem

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