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.

Recognize the role of control in experimental design, including the use of control groups and the importance of blinding (e.g., double-masked design).

Distinguish between natural, analogue, and traditional experiments and their appropriateness for different types of research questions.

Identify ethical considerations in research, particularly in experiments involving humans or animals.

Understand the concept of external and internal validity in research and how different designs affect these types of validity.