Q1 · hard · AI-verified
In Vygotsky's theory, the process by which an external social activity is gradually transformed into an internal mental process is called:
- Equilibration
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Internalization
Q2 · hard · AI-verified
According to Vygotsky, the process by which external social speech gradually transforms into silent internal thought is called:
- Internalization
- Equilibration
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
Q3 · hard · AI-verified
A Class 3 teacher asks students to work in pairs so stronger students can support weaker ones. This practice is most directly rooted in which Vygotskian principle?
- Scaffolding within the Zone of Proximal Development
- Formal operations through peer competition
- Schema formation through assimilation and accommodation
- Operant conditioning through peer reinforcement
Q4 · medium · AI-verified
According to Vygotsky, 'lower mental functions' are those that are:
- Skills related to emotional intelligence and empathy
- Developed only through formal schooling and literacy
- The highest level of abstract reasoning found only in adults
- Biologically determined and shared with animals, such as basic attention and sensory perception
Q5 · hard · AI-verified
Vygotsky proposed that language and thought have DIFFERENT genetic roots but later converge. Which of the following best describes the point of convergence he identified?
- In early infancy, thought and speech are identical from birth, with no separate origins
- Around age 2, thought becomes verbal and speech becomes rational, merging into verbal thought
- Language and thought never truly merge; they remain parallel but independent throughout life
- At puberty, abstract reasoning allows language to fully replace non-verbal thought