Many Russians Use the Abacus to Do Daily Arithmetic Calculations

question 125

Multiple Choice

Many Russians use the abacus to do daily arithmetic calculations. Vygotsky would consider the abacus to be a

• A)decentrated intuition.
• B)tool of intellectual adaptation.
• C)type of context-dependent learning.
• D)type of transitive horizontal decalage.

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