What Did Vygotsky Mean by the Term "The Zone of Proximal

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Multiple Choice

What did Vygotsky mean by the term "the zone of proximal development"?

• A) The distance between what a person knows as a child and as an adult.
• B) The distance between what a child can do on his or her own and what the child can do with the help of adults.
• C) The time of transition between each of Piaget's stages of development.
• D) The regression in development that occurs in one area as a child progresses in a similar, related area.

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